“I’m Liberal er Progressive, I’m entitled”
Fr. Pfleger had a chance to take the high road when speaking to a Protestant faith tradition (it is a part of the United Church of Christ) that Obama is presumedly a member (I have my doubt he actually attended regularly; I mean he can’t hang out night with the Daily Machine on Saturday night and wake up for Sunday morning Church). Instead he goes low. It is another example of the blue culture that pushed clerics off of their role as moral leaders. I file this story under secular instead of religion category for obvious reasons.
Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago just issued this statement about Father Michael Pfleger’s ridicule of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in a sermon at the church of Sen. Barack Obama, Trinity United Church of Christ, on Sunday:
“The Catholic Church does not endorse political candidates. Consequently, while a priest must speak to political issues that are also moral, he may not endorse candidates nor engage in partisan campaigning.
“Racial issues are both political and moral and are also highly charged. Words can be differently interpreted, but Fr. Pfleger’s remarks about Senator Clinton are both partisan and amount to a personal attack. I regret that deeply.
“To avoid months of turmoil in the church, Fr. Pfleger has promised me that he will not enter into campaigning, will not publicly mention any candidate by name and will abide by the discipline common to all catholic priests.”
Hat-tip to Kathryn Jean Lopez and Jake Tapper
