Jun 4, 2008 6:14 pm US/Central
Parishioners Petition To Have Pfleger Reinstated
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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Parishioners gathered outside Saint Sabina Church June 4, 2008 to protest the suspension of their longtime pastor, Fr. Michael Pfleger.
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Father Michael Pfleger is moving out of Saint Sabina's rectory at the orders of Francis Cardinal George, but many of his parishioners don't want him to go.
CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports some, like Amanda Breedlove, say wedding and graduation plans will be spoiled.
"It's a feeling of being robbed," Breedlove said. "One day your family member is there. One day they're not. And I had no voice."
Breedlove is ready to walk down the aisle this weekend at Saint Sabina, and so is her groom. But the couple's plans for wedding bliss also included having Fr. Pfleger join them in matrimony.
"I also felt it very insulting that the Cardinal's solution to the problem of Fr. Pfleger not being here for our wedding is to send in, I quote 'a temporary administrator,'" Breedlove said.
They met with several other parishioners on the steps of the church Wednesday to voice their outrage over Cardinal George's request for Pfleger to leave the parish temporarily.
Parishioners want Pfleger reinstated, and they left signs on the rectory calling for support.
The group says even the youngest in the community are feeling the effects of Pfleger's two-week suspension. They say he's not allowed to attend any events on the grounds, even kindergarten graduation.
"As a parent, I fully support Fr. Pfleger and I will stop at nothing until he is reinstated with full authority," said Nakita Jackson.
Parishioners plan to meet with Cardinal George to try to get him to reconsider his decision and bring Fr. Pfleger back immediately.
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