Father Michael Pfleger asked to step aside following child sex abuse allegation

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Source: WGN

CHICAGO – Prominent Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger has been asked to step away from ministry following a decades-old child sexual abuse allegation, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday.

According to a letter sent from Cardinal Blase Cupich to the St. Sabina community, Father Pfleger has been accused of sexual abuse of a minor from more than 40 years ago.

Pfleger is well-known in Chicago as an anti-violence activist and has been the pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, located in Auburn-Gresham, since 1981.

Cupich said Father Pfleger has agreed to fully cooperate while the matter is being investigated

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/father-michael-pfleger-asked-to-step-aside-following-child-sex-abuse-allegation/

[frazzled]

1. OMG

Father Pfleger has been considered the saint of Chicago’s South Side community for decades. This is truly shocking.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. I'm really hoping it's not true. But it's also not

the type of accusation that people just throw around. Then again, weirder shit has happened.....

[kas125]

3. I really hope this isn't true.

He always seemed like one of the good guys so this is sad.

[riversedge]

4. I know nothing of him but this has to be jarring for all-the accusor, the families, the parish.

[mopinko]

5. oh, this one they are gonna take srsly, eh?

pflieger is a pain in the churches side, w all his work on social justice.
so, sure, make him walk the plank. the rest of them, who play the game, and sing the vatican song, pity the poor, those guys can have a hundred accusations and still be just fine.

i'm callin bullshit here. not on the victim, but on the churches response.

[lonely bird]

6. As soon as the Vatican turns over every clergy accused of abuse for investigation

They can then claim some moral authority. Until then they remain a morally bankrupt criminal enterprise.

Btw, that applies to ANY clergy in any religion/sect/denomination anywhere.

[lunasun]

7. That would have been before he came to St Sabina .