Fr. Pfleger is saying he won’t change, now that he’s back in his St. Sabina pulpit.  At any rate, he’s still going to bus kids and others downtown to protest what he apparently views as random acts of violence, as in this emailed announcement:

On Thursday, June 19, 2008, from 11 am – 12 noon, we will meet at the Thompson Center to continue our fight for Common Sense Gun Laws.

“To continue our fight”: Fight?  What fight?  These are junkets for people in various degrees of funk and frustration about the lousy neighborhoods they live in. 

Does Fr. P. think these rote demonstrations make a particle of difference to the quality of life on their blocks or in the bosom of their families?  Who in his right mind would think so?

On Monday, Ulysses Simmons a student of Beasley Academic Center was gunned down on 92nd Street.

By whom, for God’s sake?  By a neighbor or at least someone who roves his neighborhood with impunity.

We must continue to fight for our children’s lives, we must end the
easy accessibility of guns on the streets.

There you go, the quick fix provided by government.  Always look to the government to protect you from your neighbor and yourselves or for that matter from yourself.

If you need a ride downtown on that day call the Rectory, there will
be a bus leaving from the church at 10 am. The number to call is
773-483-4300.

No thanks.