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A White priest’s job, his reputation in a Black community that's long respected him, and his parish’s future are in jeopardy because three men — two who are Black and the third whose race hasn't been made public — have accused him of sexually abusing them decades ago.
Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims Parishioners from the Black Catholic church have flooded the archdiocese’s phone lines, threatened to withhold $100K in monthly dues and sent 1,300 letters in defense of priest Michael Pfleger Pam Bosley contacted ministers around Chicago, hoping someone would help make sense of it. Only one wrote back. Michael Pfleger, a charismatic priest of a thriving Black Catholic parish, inspired her to become an activist and recruited her to run his South Side church’s violence prevention office. Stories like Bosley’s are recurrent at St...
News that the Chicago Archdiocese had received a child sexual abuse complaint against the Rev. Michael Pfleger has him confronting one of the greatest challenges of his career, one that could threaten both the legacy and reputation of the driven, passionate ministry he has built over 40 years.