Priest removed from parish post after assault allegations
April 21, 2021
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CHICAGO (AP) The pastor of a Catholic parish has been asked to step aside following allegations he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday.
In a letter to members of Christ the King parish, Cardinal Blase Cupich said the Rev. Larry Sullivan will live away from the parish while the allegation is investigated.
Cupich said the archdiocese’s Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review learned of the allegation against Sullivan this week. The allegation has been referred to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Cook County state’s attorney s office.
Chicago priest steps aside from parish amid sexual assault allegations
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Priest removed from parish post after assault allegations
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Parishioners of St. Sabina Church held a silent march and prayer Friday evening in the wake of an allegation of sexual abuse against their leader, Rev. Michael Pfleger.
They were not silent before the march, however.
“Never once have I looked at Father Mike and thought ‘Nah, something a little suspect,’” said Joseph Saunders, who’s worked with Pfleger for over two decades since 1996. “I’ve been knowing that man, my ears are to these streets, my ears is to the church, we know if something is going on behind the scenes. I’m here to tell you Father Mike ain’t on that.”
Activist Chicago Priest Is Accused of Sexual Abuse
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, known for his social activism, was accused of abusing a minor 40 years ago, the Archdiocese of Chicago said this week.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger at an anti-gun march in Chicago last year.Credit.Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Jan. 7, 2021
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, an influential Catholic priest with an activist streak, has stepped aside from his parish on Chicago’s South Side while the authorities and the Archdiocese of Chicago investigate an allegation that he sexually abused a minor more than 40 years ago.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, told the parishioners of St. Sabina Church, where Father Pfleger is the senior pastor, about the allegation in a letter on Tuesday, saying that the archdiocese’s Office for Child Abuse Investigations and Review had been notified about it the day before.