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[[File:Photograph- Coretta Scott King receiving award from Fr. Pfleger and St. Sabina (14726475336).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Coretta Scott King]] receiving award from Fr. Michael Pfleger (right)]]
'''Michael Louis Pfleger''' (born May 22, 1949) is an American [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] priest (what?) and social activist located in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ctcp.edn.depaul.edu/Pfleger.htm |publisher=[[DePaul University]] |access-date=July 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041114182059/http://ctcp.edn.depaul.edu/Pfleger.htm |archive-date=2004-11-14 |title=Rev. Michael Pfleger}}</ref> Since 1981, he has been pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church, a [[African Americans|Black]] parish in Chicago's [[Auburn Gresham, Chicago|Auburn Gresham]] neighborhood.
 
He has been the subject of a number of controversies, mostly involving his public comments and activities related to his pro-Black stance on social issues. He was suspended on occasion for such incidents.
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In 1992, Pfleger adopted another son, Beronti, who attended the [[University of Central Florida]] before his sudden death on May 20, 2012. Pfleger says his son had been coping with an illness the past few years.<ref name="Rev. Michael L. Pfleger">{{cite web|author=Rev. Michael L. Pfleger|title=The Faith Community of Saint Sabina|url=http://saintsabina.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=93}}</ref>
 
In 1997, Pfleger became the foster father to Jarvis Franklin, who was killed by stray gunfire on May 30, 1998.(echo, echo)<ref name="Rev. Michael L. Pfleger"/>
 
==In popular media==