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Cardinal Removes Rev. Pfleger From St. Sabina
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Posted on 06/03/2008 2:14:14 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Cardinal Removes Rev. Pfleger From St. Sabina Last Edited: Tuesday, 03 Jun 2008, 3:48 PM CDT Created: Tuesday, 03 Jun 2008, 3:39 PM CDT

The firebrand pastor of St. Sabina parish was effectively removed from his duties there Tuesday, according to a statement released by the Archdiocese of Chicago.

In the statement, Cardinal Francis George says he asked the Rev. Michael Pfleger, 59, to “take leave for a couple of weeks from his pastoral duties.” The statement said Pfleger “does not believe this to be the right step at this time.”

“While respecting his disagreement, I have nevertheless asked him to use this opportunity to reflect on his recent statements and actions in the light of the Church’s regulations for all Catholic priests,” George said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: cardinalgeorge; elections; michaelpfleger; obama; pastordisaster; pfleger; stsabina
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Good for the Cardinal. Hopefully this is just a first step in sending Pfleger far, far away from this environment which he has abused so badly as a priest...far away to someplace like Somalia.


21 posted on 06/03/2008 2:26:17 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Sub-Driver

Hopefully this won’t stop him from ranting publicly. Every insane thing he says hurts Obama.


23 posted on 06/03/2008 2:26:53 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: jmaroneps37

Yeah, but like they say, this is just a two week “suggestion”. The Church’s structure is pretty much to blame - a priest can just about do whatever he wants in his parish - this one is nuts to boot.


24 posted on 06/03/2008 2:27:39 PM PDT by Baladas (M)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Bet these two weeks are used to go over the finances and interview staff about anything else that might be untoward.


25 posted on 06/03/2008 2:28:06 PM PDT by prolifefirst
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To: Sub-Driver

He’ll just declare himself gay, marry Rev. Wright, and live happily ever after.


26 posted on 06/03/2008 2:29:10 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Socialism is the feudalism of the future.")
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To: Gator113

I think you will find that the 2 weeks becomes forever, unless he truly has a change of heart. This is just a nice way for the Cardinal to get him out of the parish. Once out, he will be reassigned to some other duty which will cause him to depart the Church, again, unless he truly has a change of heart.


27 posted on 06/03/2008 2:33:50 PM PDT by dominic flandry
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Fr. William Vanecko, Pastor of St. Kilian’s parish, will be temporary administrator of St. Sabina’s

Good luck to Father Vanecko. He'll need our prayers to deal with the aftermath.

29 posted on 06/03/2008 2:34:40 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Sub-Driver; tomkow6; monkapotamus; All

Good about timeeeee


30 posted on 06/03/2008 2:39:06 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: eleni121

You speak as if nothing has changed in the “child” (teenage male) department. Actually, priests are removed from duty and reported to the cops INSTANTLY nowadays. And several hundred totally innocent priests have also been removed, because of malicious reports by people who were mad at them.

Rest easy: Priests have NO rights anymore.


31 posted on 06/03/2008 2:40:14 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: OB1kNOb

That’s not quite as easy or as fast as some think.


32 posted on 06/03/2008 2:41:09 PM PDT by Jaded ("I have a mustard- seed; and I am not afraid to use it."- Joseph Ratzinger)
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To: Sub-Driver

I support this decision. The church is no place to throw stones.


33 posted on 06/03/2008 2:41:15 PM PDT by linn37 (phlebotomist on duty,its just a little pinch)
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"“take leave for a couple of weeks from his pastoral duties.”"

Ohh, he's giving him a time out. How cute.

34 posted on 06/03/2008 2:41:23 PM PDT by Proud_texan (Election 2008: What Clayton Williams said)
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To: Sub-Driver

I hope it’s just a preliminary move before booting his vicious carcass out of the priesthood entirely. Maybe they’re hoping he will take that step on his own, once he is separated from the parish for a week or two, or longer. Can’t expect that a bozo like Pfleger is going to have a change of heart and begin acting like a Catholic Priest at this late date in his career, so let’s hope the church has the good sense to keep him out of any parish - someone like him is no more fit to be in close proximity to the young than the pedophiles. In both kinds of cases a malignant narcissism has overwhelmed all good judgment and moral standards.


35 posted on 06/03/2008 2:43:52 PM PDT by Enchante (Barack Chamberlain: My 1930s Appeasement Policy Goes Well With My 1960s Socialist Policies!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Makes one wonder how many more nutters are stomping around out there.


36 posted on 06/03/2008 2:44:01 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham ("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
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To: Sub-Driver

made my day!


37 posted on 06/03/2008 2:44:06 PM PDT by RDTF (my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
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To: fish hawk

I’m reporting you for anti-Catholic bigotry. A LOT of priests have been busted, laicized, tried, etc. A lot of innocent priests, also, because the zeal to get rid of molesters is so great.

REST EASY: Priests have NO presumption of innocence, and NO other right, anymore.

Now—if you want to talk about total impunity and secrecy—you can talk about bishops!


38 posted on 06/03/2008 2:44:26 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Sub-Driver; kingattax

Pfather Pfleger will have more time in the next couple of weeks to continue regular visits to Trinity's pulpit to pfanatically pfurther racial conflict.

39 posted on 06/03/2008 2:46:27 PM PDT by taraytarah
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To: Jaded
That’s not quite as easy or as fast as some think.

Aye, there's the rub.

40 posted on 06/03/2008 2:51:02 PM PDT by OB1kNOb ("We like Mr. Obama and we hope he will win the election." - Ahmed Yousef, Hamas PM advisor)
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