Father Michael Pfleger expected to speak for 1st time since reinstatement
The review board found no evidence of wrongdoing, and supporters are pressing the archdiocese to apologize for the investigation process.
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Cleared of sex abuse claim, Pfleger blasts 'unjust' archdiocese probe
<p>In his first public comments since being reinstated at St. Sabina Catholic Church following a decades-old, unfounded sex abuse claim, the Rev. Michael Pfleger stood flanked by dozens of supporters outside the church Wednesday with a promise to "turn the volume up" on everything from pressing social justice issues to how accusations against priests are investigated. </p><p>"This accusation and others will follow me to the end of my life; in my…
Father Michael Pfleger expected to speak for 1st time since reinstatement – BishopAccountability.org
It’s been two days since Father Michael Pfleger found out the Chicago Archdiocese has reinstated him to serve at Saint Sabina Church. A review board found no evidence to support accusations against him. Wednesday, Father Pfleger is expected to speak about his return to St. Sabina after being cleared following an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse claims. This is the fifth allegation made against Pfleger in recent years. All of the…
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, has reinstated Father Michael Pfleger to his ministry at St. Sabina Parish after the archdiocese's Independent Review Board concluded that there is "no reason to believe" he is guilty of the sexual abuse allegation against a minor that led to his suspension last July. Cupich communicated the decision in a letter dated August 24 to the parishioners of St. Sabina. After receiving the investigation's fi…
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