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'''Michael Louis Pfleger''' (born May 22, 1949) is an American [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] priest 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.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Pfleger has also been the subject of multiple sex abuse allegations, including three in 2021 and one in 2022. All were found to be unsubstantiated by the Archdiocese of Chicago.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Priests accused of abuse: Archdiocese of Chicago reinstates Father Michael Pfleger at St Sabina Church after investigation {{!}} abc7chicago.com |url=https://abc7chicago.com/amp/father-michael-pfleger-reinstated-chicago-priests-accused-of-abuse-archdiocese/12555867/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=abc7chicago.com}}</ref>
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