Rev. Michael Pfleger
Posted on 05/24/2011 3:49:39 PM PDT by NYer
CHICAGO, May 24, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Chicago priest famous for supporting pro-abortion candidate Obama has been restored to his parish for now after apologizing for remarks construed as a threat to leave the Catholic Church.
Rev. Michael Pfleger was suspended by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago on April 27 after the priest said he would prefer to leave the Catholic Church than his parish, Saint Sabina, from which he was to be transitioned to nearby Leo Catholic High School.
“If my remarks in a radio interview seemed to be a threat to leave the priesthood, I am sorry,” Pfleger said in his statement. “That was not my intention. I am committed to the priesthood and the Catholic Church.”
Pfleger said that he had agreed to “move toward creating a plan of transition for the future of St. Sabina,” where the priest has served as pastor for almost 30 years. Cardinal George issued a separate statement approving of Pfleger’s statement, calling it a “genuine step toward healing the hurt and clarifying the confusion.”
The Chicago priest has a strong relationship with his parishioners at the largely African-American St. Sabina, but has become a controversial figure for outspokenly supporting Obama as “the best thing to come across the political scene since Bobby Kennedy.” Pfleger has also stoked controversy in the Catholic world by pushing for women priests and an end to priestly celibacy.
Cardinal George, who honored Pfleger with the archdiocese’s Racial Justice Lifetime Achievement award in April 2010, defended the priest against negative news coverage at the time, but emphasized that abortion is incompatible with true social justice.
Ping!
He should be defrocked or excommunicated, IMHO.
I remember him when I lived in Chicago in the early 90’s.
Very sad. His “threat” to leave the Catholic Church is the only thing he ever said which I agreed with, and that is what his bishop manages to get him to recant. Wonderful. This transition is certain to include another Pfleger in that “parish” which should have been closed down years ago. Why doesn’t the Church realize that by forcing this trash onto the people year after year all that happens is that we begin to lose any faith in the institution which we have managed to hold onto? If the Church can tolerate people like Pfleger in high positions then maybe it cannot tolerate people like me.
It is puzzling why he has not transitioned over to the Episcopal Church. There are so many conservative Anglicans coming to Rome, it would only make sense for the RC liberals to leave. They’d be much more comfortable stylistically with the Episcopalians as well.
**Cardinal George, ... that abortion is incompatible with true social justice.**
Calling Pfleger on the dime.
Oops.
**Cardinal George, ... emphasized that abortion is incompatible with true social justice.**
Calling Pfleger on the dime.
Cardinal George is a wussy. This clown should be transferred somewhere that he can actually serve the Church. I recommend Nigeria.
Why not Antarctica?
It's too comfortable and has too few AIDS victims who need comfort.
Suh! Silly me...
er..make that “Duh. Silly me...”
My money would be on the pension and benefits.
The Progressive Southern Baptists might accept this black-wannnabe, shucker and jiver, leftist ahole.
Or maybe Al “I’m a fraud” Sharpton will give him a job in his church (there is room in the phone booth for him).
He has taken Jesse Jackson off as the most evil person in this city in my mind.
I wish the Vatican would throw him out of the priesthood!
Central Antarctica has its possibilities. Maybe too many researchers down there, have to think of them. I was thinking a desert island, but then you have to worry about shipwreck survivors washing up...they’ll have a hard enough time without his pastoral skills.
I’m thinking he could be the first priest to have his chapel in space or in a deep oceanic trench.
Freegards
Put him down.
Are you aware that Cardinal George is recovering from cancer?
I didn’t think you did.
Okay that covers putting up with this cr@p for the past 2-3 years, but what about the previous twenty something years? before.
What about the 3 time he openly defied the bishop to adopt 3 children?
What about the time he led march on the gun owners store?
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