Father Pfleger (L) and friend....
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| Father Pfleger suspended from Church |
| 2008-06-03 |
| June 3, 2008 By Kara Spak, Sun-Times News Group 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. The recent statements in question were video clips broadcast on You Tube where Pfleger mocked Hillary Clinton for crying on the campaign trail. He suggested her tears were due to "white entitlement" leading Clinton to believe the Democratic nomination should go to her, not Barack Obama. Pfleger has been a priest for 33 years, serving nearly all that time at St. Sabina's in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood. Fr. William Vanecko, Pastor of St. Kilian's parish, will be temporary administrator of St. Sabina's, the statement said. "I ask the members of St. Sabina's parish to cooperate with him and to keep him and Fr. Pfleger in their prayers," the statement reads. "They are in mine" |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #9 OS, actually I knew what you meant. I should have put a smiley or an /sarcasm tag on my post. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-06-03 22:07 |
| #8 They've tried to transfer him a couple of times, but he held his breath and stamped his feet so much they relented each time. He's known around the Chicago area as Father Gadfly. It's long past time to give him the bum's rush. |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-06-03 22:03 |
| #7 By Orthodox I mean orthodoxy (conservatism) as opposed to heterodoxy (liberalism/moderism) in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-03 21:19 |
| #6 Only took them long enough after they have been shamed into doing it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-03 21:13 |
| #5 Father Pfleger suspended from Church |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-06-03 20:14 |
| #4 Well, since the Orthodox and Roman Catholics don't always get along so well, I would recommend a good, conservative Roman Catholic priest, instead. Ideally one from Africa. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-06-03 19:47 |
| #3 33 years at the same parish? Not supposed to be there more than 8 or so, unless you are sent there by a religious order. Diocesan priests generally do change parishes to prevent such attachments and things like Pfleger has gotten at his Parish. Send them a hardcore Orthodox priest heh. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-06-03 19:43 |
| #2 So the church is purging itself of idiots? What's the down side? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-06-03 18:56 |
| #1 I forgot to suggest that maybe some of his friends can intercede on his behalf... (Insert Sarcasm) Father Pfleger (L) and friend.... dallassouthblog.com |
| Posted by: BigEd 2008-06-03 18:31 |