Michael Pfleger has been removed as a priest after he spoke at Trinity United Church of Christ, saying Senator Clinton cried in public before the New Hampshire primary because she thought being white entitled her to the nomination. ,
Cardinal Francis George in a statement published on the Archdiocese of Chicago’s web site said the Catholic Church does not endorse political candidates.
Father Pfleger and Obama have had long-standing ties. As a state legislator Obama had secured state monies for social programs at Father Pfleger’s parish, St. Sabina’s Church despite Pfleger's had a history. Pfleger welcomed anti-Semitic preacher Louis Farrakhan to speak in his parish and his remarks at an anti-gun rally urging the crowd to hunt down a gun store owner “like a rat” and “snuff” him.
I applaud Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago on his action.
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