St. Sabina Church parishioners gathered Sunday morning for a joyful service, pushing back against a newly surfaced sexual abuse claim against their senior pastor, the Rev. Michael Pfleger.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger stands outside St. Sabina Church to greet people for a gun buyback event in the Gresham neighborhood on June 11, 2022, in Chicago.
“The service was uplifting. When I heard the news, I didn’t feel like coming because my heart was hurting,” said Catherine Strong, who was wearing one of the T-shirts. “My heart was broken a little bit, but I also know my pastor. And I know his heart.” The Rev. Tom Walsh claps during the end of the Sunday Mass at Saint Sabina Church on Oct. 16, 2022, in Chicago. This was the first service since the Rev. Michael Pfleger was to step down following a sex abuse allegation.Pfleger was sidelined from his ministry for several months in early 2021 after“I’m kind of tired of the same thing, ’cause we know he’s innocent,” parishioner Sonia Hudson said.
Gina Raiford’s family has been part of the church for 24 years, and both of her children attended St. Sabina Academy. She calls Pfleger a part of her family.
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