Posted on 03/02/2021 6:42:24 PM PST by marshmallow
Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2021 / 12:20 pm MT (CNA).- The parish of St. Sabina in Chicago announced on Sunday that it would withhold its monthly contributions to the archdiocese until an abuse investigation into its longtime pastor is completed.
Two brothers in January had accused Fr. Michael Pfleger of sexually abusing them when they were teens. Pfleger denies the allegations, but he stepped aside from ministry after the first accusation was made and the archdiocese first announced its investigation. Fr. Pfleger is known for his outspoken social justice activism.
Almost two months after the first allegation was made against Pfleger--and the archdiocese announced its investigation--Pfleger’s parish on Sunday said it would stop sending its monthly assessments to the archdiocese in order to expedite the investigation.
"In its continued effort to get the Archdiocese of Chicago to swiftly conclude its investigation into the allegations against Fr. Pfleger, that it has made the decision to withhold the monthly assessments of the church and school to the Archdiocese starting in March,” read a statement from St. Sabina officials. The statement noted that the assessments amount to around $100,000 per month.
The parish said that they would not use the funds for “ministry, outreach, or any current or future programs,” and would pay the archdiocese in full “at the conclusion of the investigation.”
The Archdiocese of Chicago did not respond to CNA’s request for comment by press time.
Since Pfelger stepped aside from ministry, his parish has been outspoken in their support of their pastor. Parish officials have organized press conferences, sold t-shirts, and encouraged their parishioners to contact the archdiocese in support of Pfleger.
The Faith Community of St. Sabina’s Facebook page on Feb. 24 claimed that the state’s department of children and family services had already “completed their investigation on......
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$$$ is all US Catholic Bishops care about.
Pfleger was one the creeps behind B. Obama’s sordid ascendance in Chicago’s Democrat machine.
That money is one of the only reasons the Archdiocese has put up with Pfleger’s antics all these years. St. Sabina is one of the few Catholic parishes on the South Side that is doing well...it’s been theorized for years that without Pfleger and his personality cult, the parish would collapse within a year.
Pfleger is a leftie IIRC.
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He’s withholding until he’s cleared.
This is pressure to clear him, not to conduct an Investigation.
He’s a Fake, always has been.
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Pfleger was one the creeps behind B. Obama’s sordid ascendance in Chicago’s Democrat machine.
Chicago gay underground at work?
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