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Diamars 25 mei 2021
Chicago priest Pfleger
reinstated after abuse
investigation
(AP) — Nationally known activist Chicago
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada Ki alegria, ora nan a bisa mi: priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger will be rein-
stated as the leader of his parish after an in-
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi "Ban cas di Señor!" vestigation found “no reason to suspect” he
sosega. I awor, ata mi aki para na bo porta sexually abused children, the Roman Catho-
E ta hibami na awa trankil, Señor. lic Archdiocese of Chicago announced Mon-
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. Salmo 122 day.
Salmo: 23
The archdiocese said in January that leaders asked
Cu dolor na nos curason, nos ta
Cu inmenso dolor y tristeza na nos curazon anuncia fayecimento di nos ser stima: Pfleger to step aside after its Office for Child
nos ta aununcia fayecimiento di: Abuse Investigations and Review received an alle-
gation that Pfleger sexually abused a minor more
than 40 years ago.
In a letter to the Faith Community of Saint Sa-
bina, Cardinal Blase Cupich said he had accepted
the finding of the office and the archdiocese’s
Independent Review Board and was reinstating
Pfleger as the South Side parish’s pastor.
Cupich said the change is effective the first week-
end of June.
“I have asked Father Pfleger to take the next two
weeks to prepare himself spiritually and emotion-
ally to return, realizing that these months have
Eldi R. Koolman taken a great toll on him,” Cupich said. “He has
Marvin R. Lacle *15-09-1945 - †23-05-2021 agreed to do so.”
*23-04-1985 † 23-05-2021 Two brothers, now in their 60s, alleged in January
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia that Pfleger groomed them as children and abused
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia después them at rectories in the Chicago area. They ac-
despues cused the priest of taking advantage of two Black
boys who trusted him.
A third man later accused Pfleger of grabbing his
crotch over his clothes in 1979. The 59-year-old
man said he was 18 at the time and pretended to
sleep.
Leaders and parishioners at St. Sabina, a Black
church in the city’s largely Black and low-income
Auburn Gresham neighborhood, fiercely sup-
ported Pfleger, who is white, after the allegations.
Upset by the removal of their pastor, they tied up
Lagrima y flornan por seca, pero su the archdiocese’s phone lines, held rallies, sent
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di recuerdonan y tur loke e la hasi y nifica pa nos letters and threatened to withhold $100,000 in
nada lo keda graba pa semper den nos mente y monthly dues.
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi curason.
sosega. “Cerca Dios mi alma ta na paz, ta di dj’E mi
E ta hibami na awa trankil, salbacion ta bini.” Salmo 62:1 Pfleger, who moved out of the church rectory,
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. Cu honda pena, pero conforme cu boluntad di maintained his innocence. His attorney, Jim Fi-
Salmo: 23 Dios nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: gliulo, said Monday that he was elated his client
was cleared.
Cu inmenso dolor y tristeza na nos
curazon nos ta aununcia fayecimiento di “This is as strong as a conclusion of his innocence
as this process permits,” Figliulo said. “He has said
he is innocent. He is innocent.”
Eugene Hollander, an attorney for the three ac-
cusers, said his clients were disheartened with the
news and were considering whether to file a law-
suit.
“You had not one, not two, but three victims of
alleged molestation,” he said. “They are of course
Otilio C. Maduro very, very disappointed with the findings.”
Mihor conoci como
While the third man, who lives outside Illinois,
‘Oti” of “Tí”
* 16-04-1950 † 22-05-2021
Carla Elisabeth Willems had been reluctant to tell his story, the brothers
Mihor conoci como Yaya felt compelled to speak up, Hollander said.
*28-03-1965 † 24-05-2021 Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia
despues “For them to move forward and complete them-
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia después selves, make themselves whole, they had to tell
their stories,” he said.
