Posted on 06/13/2015 1:49:00 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
The Rev. Michael Pfleger was cheered, booed, heckled and given a standing ovation at St. George Catholic Church in Tinley Park. And that was all in reaction to a speech urging everyone to join together to stop the killing of children on the streets of Chicago and throughout the United States. Makes you wonder what the reaction would have been if his topic had actually been something controversial..
Pfleger always sparks controversy. The priest, who has made his home base of St. Sabina Parish in Chicago a stopping-off point for national political leaders and Hollywood celebrities, has a knack for making headlines and creating waves. He has been threatened by members of the National Rifle Association and Chicago cardinals, who have been offended by both his words and his actions.
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