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.
Blithe Spirit 
I’ll agree the government isnt the answer…probably neither is religion….nor education….all three plus another generation or two might help…but the black/white divide in this society like other great divides in almost all societies are never exactly curable…speaking as a cancer survivor I think the word is treatable
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We always hear that the people killed in these “random” shootings are honor students who are now lost to both their families and society.
The reality is that most of these shootings are gang-related or personal honor shootings. The fellow who dies is part of the problem.
We’ve been watching “The Wire” series on DVD. Everyone should see this series. Beyond gritty. The few good people are ground down by the violence or greed or graft or simple politics of a failed section of society.
No morals, no peace. No religion, no morals. Welcome to the truly secular society.
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