Well that's what he says in this article. Gee whiz! Does Father act like Trayvon, too? The facts came out in trial. Martin was much bigger than Zimmerman. He was straddling Zimmerman and pounding him. The shooting was ruled as justifiable self-defense. But here's Father Pfleger, acting as the race-baiter that has always been his style.
In the video, he states that he is planning "non-violent civil disobedience". Doesn't it make you wonder just who/what he's planning to "civilly disobey"? What person or institution will he choose as his designated scapegoat - whipping boy if you will - for his stunt? And you better believe that this hapless target of "civil disobedience" had better suffer the insult in silence, lest it be vilified by this sorry excuse of a priest as being "racist" or "profiler" or whatever the euphemism of the moment is!
Notice at the 0:54 mark he mentioned the mother who said her two sons' lives were worthless. Well, speaking of young lives being treated as though they're worthless, perhaps Father can do some real good where he lives. Chicago has one of the worst murder rates: 11 over the July 4th weekend, 4 last weekend. Why doesn't Pfleger try to stem that? Is it because they're largely "black-on-black" that these seem to escape his radar? I noticed something else in that interview; Father wasn't in clerical garb. It's times like these that I rejoice that these progressives aren't easily recognized as Catholic priests.
It's high time Cardinal George grew a backbone and defrock this man once and for all - for his own good as well as that of the souls that he is misleading.
On April 7, Chicago's Cardinal George will bestow upon Father Michael Pfleger the Office for Racial Justice Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his life "of service in pursuit of dismantling racism, injustice and inequalities on behalf of African Americans and all people of color."
Does that name "Pfleger" ring a bell? Think back during the 2008 Presidential campaign. To jog some memories, here's a sampling of his "service in pursuit of dismantling racism." (Click here if you can't see embedded video).
What class! Such dignity befitting a Roman Catholic priest, an "alter Christi"! Here he is now, defending fellow racism-mongerers such as Louis Farrakham and Jeremiah Wright. (Click here if you can't see embedded video).
There are more clips, but you get the picture.
Now what on earth could be motivating this "Office for Racial Justice" in its rather dubious choice of honoree? Is it just politically-correct stupidity - or something much more insiduous?
Meanwhile, Cardinal George is apparently trying to silence Tom Roesser, a decent man who has had things to say about the Chicago archdiocese. Read Mr. Roesser's account here.
Quite a dichotomy, eh? Go figure!!!
To contact Cardinal George:
FRANCIS CARDINAL GEORGE, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago
PO Box 1979
Chicago, IL. 60690-1979
Phone: 312-534-8230, Fax: 312-534-6379
E-Mail: archbishop@archchicago.org
