CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times
January 8, 2021
By Mary Mitchell
A decades-old sexual abuse allegation against the Rev. Michael Pfleger has taken away one of Chicago’s most powerful voices.
Forty years is a lifetime.
I look back at where I was 40 years ago, and, while I marvel at how far I have come, I cringe when I consider where I have come from.
These are the thoughts that crossed my mind when I learned the Chicago Archdiocese announced there would be an investigation of an allegation that accused the Rev. Michael Pfleger of sexually abusing a minor four decades ago. It was a gut punch.
Father Mike? How is that even possible? The activist priest is as famous as a rock star. His civil rights activism includes turning St. Sabina Roman Catholic Church into a sanctuary for Black Roman Catholics and residents of Auburn-Gresham.
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