The popular but also controversial Rev. Michael Pfleger celebrated his first mass upon his return to Chicago’s Saint Sabina Church Sunday after being cleared.
A prominent Roman Catholic priest known for his activism has been reinstated as leader of his Chicago parish after being cleared by church officials of allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago.
The Archdiocese of Chicago's investigation "concluded that there is no reason to suspect Father Pfleger is guilty" of child sexual abuse allegations that forced him away in October.
A prominent Roman Catholic priest known for his activism has been reinstated as leader of his Chicago parish after being cleared by church officials of allegations that he sexually abused a minor decades ago. The Chicago Archdiocese released a letter Saturday saying that a review board found “no reason to suspect” that the Rev. Michael Pfleger was guilty of the allegations. Pfleger had stepped away from his duties as pastor of St. Sabina Church in October during the review. That month, a man in his late 40s said through an attorney that Pfleger abused him twice in the late 1980s during choir rehearsals.
"The Review Board has concluded that there is no reason to suspect Father Pfleger is guilty of these allegations," said Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich in a letter released Saturday.