Father Michael Pfleger is a Chicago area Catholic Priest who has come to national attention as one of Barack Obama’s spiritual mentors. Read his biography, see photos and view the video of his latest rant below.
Michael Pfleger
Chicago Priest and Barack Obama supporter Father Michael Pfleger is the center of more controversy today following a sermon he delivered at Obama’s home church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. In the long racially divisive hate-filled rant, Father Pfleger mocked Hillary Clinton and declared that white race is guilty of pretty much everything that has ever happened to the black race. He asserts that white people have a moral obligation to surrender all their personal assets, which, he asserted, rightfully belong to black people (see video below).
Barack Obama has once again had to distance himself from a racist former close friend. Michael Pfleger issued an apology yesterday after he got a lot of grief, unlike one of Obama’s other racist former close friends, Jeremiah Wright, who reiterated his stance rather than apologizing.
Michael Pfleger Biography
Michael Louis Pfleger was born on May 22, 1949. He was raised on the south side of Chicago and attended Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, Loyola University and the University of Saint Mary of the Lake. On May 14, 1975 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Pfleger became the youngest paster in the Chicago archdiocese when he was 31-years-old in 1981. when he was assigned to be the pastor of Saint Sabina Roman Catholic Church in Chicago. Saint Sabina is in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood and Pfleger remains their pastor. The church has grown under his leadership. He has established an Employment Resource Center, a Social Service Center and an Elders Home.
Father Pfleger has been known for his social activism and has often drawn criticism for radical stances on a number of issues. For instance, in May 2007 he drew national attention when he called for the murder of a gun shop owner in Illinois as well as legislators who support the Second Amendment. Recently, he played intermediary in a lash up between his friend The Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Michael Pfleger - Photos
See Pfleger pay tribute to Louis Farrakhan
Michael Pfleger - Video
May 30th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Hmmm strange he failed to mention the Native Americans. I think white man pretty much destroyed them first. All they got were Casinos.
I discount preachers. If they are any where near politics they have gone too far to be credible as ministers. Politics and Religion are polar opposites. ( Check my site please )
May 30th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
OK, I get accused of being a racist all the time, maybe it’s views like this that make it so: I have NEVER seen anyone that wanted to a ‘Brother‘ as bad as this asshat wants to be a ‘Brother“…
OK, don’t blast me here at BSC, if you have issues with that take it up with ME, not Beth, she’s a nice lady, I’m an old redneck racist…
I get told that ALL the time… LMAO..
May 30th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
What a racist! And, we ARE judged by the company we keep, support, and willingly identify with. I will not vote for anyone who goes near Trinity Church. I would not vote for Obama now if he was the last democrat on earth. If it’s not Hillary, I will hold my nose and vote for McCain. Can’t imagine what is wrong with the American people who are voting for Obama–a true wolf in sheep’s clothing if there ever was one.
May 30th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
For Sass….
Didn’t Hillary say this…
“I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on,” she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article “that found how Sen. Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.”
“There’s a pattern emerging here,” she said.
No racism there I guess…lol
Also, What did Pfledger say that was racist towards all whites? Please, fill me in.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I see there is another Sass on here. Please don’t confuse me with her,as I wouldn’t spit on Obama or Hillary if they were on fire, let alone vote for them.
I am very offended by this so called priests’ remarks and have been for some time.I don’t believe for a second that Obama isn’t aware that his *friends* are racist and want the white man/woman to pay up for whatever sins they think were committed against blacks. I also think if anyone has a right to bitch, it would be the Native Americans.
I hope people wake the hell up before they cast their ballots this November.
May 30th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Whatever the case may be, there is no crying in politics. Hillary showed weakness when she cried and there is no taking that back. The way Obama has been attacked over the past months, shouldn’t he be the one who is crying? Has he? No. I do not want a president who cries at the drop of a hat. We have villans out there who want us dead to deal with and they would just laugh at her and attack us if she was the commander-in-chief. Go home and take care of Bill for a change and wait for Chelshea to get married and give you some grandbabies.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Jo…Please quote me where WRight or Pfleger says for “…the white man/woman should pay up for sins they com
committed against blacks..”. Never said it..
I love how ppl like you just sort of “poo poo” the institutional terrorism, racism and discrimination
that blacks were subject to POST SLAVERY up to (and some would argue past) the 1970’s.
You might not acknowledge it but it happened. Again, there’s nothing in his comments that are racist!
not a damn thing!
So be offended.
I’m wide awake and I’ll happily cast my ballot for O’bama. So, I suggest that racist, like yourself,
/wrist now and avoid the sorrow!
May 30th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
So…Obama supporters want non-Obama supporters to slash their wrists ? You’re a sick, twisted freak JimC.
May 31st, 2008 at 2:15 am
Father Flem is your typical Roman Cadillac left-wing nut job that prevails in most blue state Catholic Churches! This lune is a ‘Dis Grace’ and
look at the damge this unsaintly socialist of the supposed cloth does in his parish alone. False prophet big time! These blue state ‘Cafeteria Catholics’ (Pick ‘n choose what Commandment(s) to obey) make me sick to my stomach…
May 31st, 2008 at 2:45 am
Nice people aren’t they Jo! Geezzz.
They figure since they don’t have an electable candidate that they’ll try to intimidate people into voting for him. They’ll accuse anyone who doesn’t like him based on WHO he is of being racist because he’s half-black. Their attitude is the very definition of racism. They like him only because he’s half-black. They don’t care about WHO he is as a person - they just care about the color of his skin. They are pathetic really.