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During Sunday Mass, parishioners wore shirts saying, ‘We stand with Father Pfleger.’ The popular priest denies the latest allegation the fourth against him.
Says he is ‘hurt” but faith is strong
By Chinta Strausberg
Since Father Michael L. Pfleger was appointed pastor of Saint Sabina in 1981, the youngest priest ever to hold that position, he has brokered more than a dozen gang truces, saved young Black men from the clutches of the prison system, fought for food for those who are unemployed and underemployed, and has demanded reciprocity for Blacks.
Father Pfleger became a priest after witnessing his neighbors in Marquette Park throwing rocks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That incident was the trigger that led him to the priesthood.
And it was the love of children that led him to adopt three Black boys: Lamar, Jarvis Franklin, 17, who was killed on May 30, 1999, and Beronti Simms who died a few years ago. Father Pfleger has dedicated his life to fighting gun violence.
CNA Staff, Jan 6, 2021 / 02:09 pm (CNA).- Father Michael Pfleger, an outspoken activist Chicago priest, has issued a short response after the Archdiocese of Chicago announced it is investigating an allegation that he sexually abused a minor over 40 years ago.
“I am devastated, hurt and yes angry, but I am first, a person of faith, I trust God,” Pfleger said on his Facebook page Jan. 6. “Please keep me in prayer and the faith community of St. Sabina. I have been asked by the diocese not to speak out at this time. I am blessed with good leadership and amazing members, whom I love.”
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