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Cardinal Likens Gay Rights Movement to KKK

John Johnson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:03:15 CST

Gay rights groups in Chicago are criticizing the city's Catholic cardinal for drawing a comparison between the gay rights movement and the Ku Klux Klan, reports the Chicago Tribune . Weighing in on a dispute between a local pastor complaining about the timing of a gay pride parade, Cardinal Francis George...

Catholics Push Sainthood for First Black US Priest

Will McCahill — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:10:00 CDT

Chicago’s Roman Catholic leader is making a case that the faith’s first known black priest in the US should be made a saint, with Cardinal Francis George today asking a commission to bring the Vatican evidence of the “heroic virtues” of the Rev. Augustus Tolton. Tolton, the son of escaped...

Cardinal: Notre Dame Forgot How to Be Catholic

John Johnson — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:54:54 CDT

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago ratcheted up the criticism of Notre Dame for inviting President Obama to give a commencement speech in May, the Tribune reports. The school “didn’t understand what it means to be Catholic when they issued this invitation,” said George. Catholic groups have criticized the move because...

Boo Hoo: Firebrand Priest Suspended

Peter Fearon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:38:00 CDT

The controversial Catholic priest who mocked Hillary Clinton in a guest sermon from the pulpit of Barack Obama's church has been suspended from his own parish, reports the Chicago Tribune . Father Michael Pfleger was ordered to take a weeks-long leave of absence by Chicago's cardinal, "to reflect on his recent...