Rev. Jeremiah Wright Surprises Chicago Church With Appearance
CHICAGO — Barack Obama’s former pastor, who canceled several public events following an uproar over his incendiary comments, surprised a Chicago congregation by attending an event to celebrate poet Maya Angelou’s birthday.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright got a raucous standing ovation when he entered Saint Sabina church on the city’s South Side on Friday night, according to video from WBBM-TV. Members yelled “Hallelujah!” as Wright embraced the Rev. Michael Pfleger, Saint Sabina’s pastor.
The smiling Wright accepted an invitation to give the benediction at the Roman Catholic church but did not address the furor over his past sermons. He also sang “Happy Birthday” to Angelou, whose birthday is April 4.
Afterward, he went into an office off the pulpit to greet audience members.
Pfleger told the CBS station he invited Wright because he is a fan of Angelou, who was at the church for a speaking engagement.
“I wanted him to come tonight as a guest because he loves Dr. Angelou, and I wanted him to see the love of people for him,” Pfleger said. “And so when I asked him about coming, he said he’d be honored to come and it was a blessing for us to have him here.”
Obama has condemned remarks from Wright that denounced America for allegedly racist and genocidal acts. Videos of Wright’s remarks circulated on the Internet and on television.
Wright has not spoken publicly since the controversy over his sermons began. He recently scrapped plans to receive an award in Texas, and to speak at churches in Houston and Tampa, Fla.
Because you disagree with the man and have obviously only listened to the FoxNews-generated clips, Rev. Wright is supposed to hide, stay out of public view never to be seen or heard from again? He will not. You uninformed, disillusioned, and obviously unintelligent people will not control his life and comings and goings.
Sue: Please don’t hate because you are poor and disillusioned.
Poor Fox, you can’t find better news to post? Why is this news anyway? How about some fairness? What kind of home or homes did Falwell live in? Hagee? Parsley? If Obama wins the presidency, I hope he never appears on Fox, unless to give a Bill Clinton like interview. That way Fox will never have had a president interviewed by Fox News Sunday. I bet that if Obama had appeared regularly on Fox, your coverage would have been much milder.
OHHH get over it! MOVE ON ALREADY !! is this the only thing YOU can FIND bad on OBAMA…. LEAVE THIS MANN ALONE already. WE HAVE REAL ISSUE’s and OBAMA’s EX PASTOR is the last thing i am concerned with in my life right now!! BRING the TROOPS home, MAKE our childrens Schools better, if we spent time like this on real issues and helping people in AMERICA have a better day to day in there lives i wonder were we would be right now as a Country. NEXT……
This is just another attempt to whitewash Rev. Wright’s remarks and rebuild his image… If Obama wants to have a dialogue about race, he can start with HIS mentor.
Just what does a minister have to do with anything that presidential candidate Barack Obama was, is and will be? Obama is not responsible for anything Rev. Wright says or does - either in the past, present or future. Let it be.
Why aren’t you showing my comments? I didn’t curse or say anything derogatory
It’s good to see that church members, both black and WHITE know that Rev. Wright is a great man and that the media treated him unfairly.
He’s come home to inspect the progress on his little retirement home, the one that the parishioners paid about $11 million for, including the $10 million line of credit. Friar TUCC is more like a reverse Robin Hood, who steals from the poor to give to himself!!!
Rose: I guess you have a Point. What would Jesus do????
Well I know for sure Jesus call Mr, Wright to an account.