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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: Biggirl
God Bless Father Vanecko because he will need it.

Makes you wonder who he P.O.'d, huh? Either way, he'll leave this earth a saint, I'm sure!

61 posted on 06/03/2008 5:28:10 PM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: Arthur McGowan

I appreciate the clarification.

We are agreed then!!!


62 posted on 06/03/2008 5:34:19 PM PDT by eleni121 (EN TOUTO NIKA!! +)
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To: OB1kNOb

Maybe it’s only 2 weeks, but it could be just the beginning of the end for Pfleger. My short experience with him is that he works gradually on removing a priest.


63 posted on 06/03/2008 6:18:43 PM PDT by virgil
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To: buccaneer81

Interestingly, this Fr. Vanecko is actually an in-law of Mayor Daley’s.


64 posted on 06/03/2008 6:20:04 PM PDT by virgil
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To: joebuck

IIRC a few years ago he was supposed to be reassigned to another church and he 9and his church members) threatened just that. The heirarchy backed down and left him at St Sabina’s. I hope they don’t make the same mistake again. He needs to go.


65 posted on 06/03/2008 6:31:01 PM PDT by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
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To: virgil
Interestingly, this Fr. Vanecko is actually an in-law of Mayor Daley’s.

Well, he may need Mayor Daley to send in the muscle to keep things calm in his parish.

66 posted on 06/03/2008 6:43:16 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: joebuck

Roe Conn on WLS AM 890 in Chicago was talking very knowledgeably about this development on his PM drive time show today, and he made the same surmise.


67 posted on 06/03/2008 7:48:28 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: eleni121

I appreciate your appreciation!


68 posted on 06/03/2008 9:03:50 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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