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Could St. Sabina's become a South Side showdown?

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JD Flynn
Mar 09, 2021
∙ Paid

Ten years ago, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago and Fr. Michael Pfleger found themselves in a stand-off. Depending on whom you ask, the story could be framed as a misunderstanding that spun out of control. But Pfleger didn’t see it that way, and neither do a lot of other Chicago Catholics.

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Parishioners of St. Sabina’s Parish in Chicago demonstrate for …

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