Cardinal tells Chicago priest who mocked Clinton to take temporary leave

Cardinal tells Chicago priest who mocked Clinton to take temporary leave

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Cardinal Francis George asked a Chicago priest on Tuesday to temporarily step down from his post to "reflect on his recent statements" regarding Sen. Hillary Clinton and her bid for the White House.

Last week, the Rev. Michael Pfleger mocked Clinton at Sen. Barack Obama's former church, saying the New York senator felt "entitled" to the Democratic nomination for president.

In a guest sermon at Trinity United Church of Christ, Pfleger pretended he was Clinton crying over "a black man stealing my show."

Pfleger's sermon, along with past controversial statements by Trinity's former longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, led Obama to resign his membership at Trinity. Pfleger apologized for his comments Sunday.

George asked Pfleger to take leave from pastoral duties at St. Sabina Church in order to "reflect on his recent statements and actions in the light of the church's regulations for all Catholic priests," according to a statement Tuesday from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

The leave was effective Tuesday and was scheduled to last "a couple of weeks," the statement said.

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Good. From what I saw of his "sermon" it really was over the top.

There is no reason to blame Obama over this but the right wingers certainly have.

Silly people.

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Hold on, they shuffle preists around that bugger little boys, but "Ask to temporarilly step down" a guy who made a political statement? Granted said statement was kinda over the top, but still.