With humble apologies for the alliteration in the headline….

From CNN:

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) – The Rev. Michael Pfleger has ordered the American flag at St. Sabina Church hung upside-down — a historic sign of distress — to symbolize the growing death toll among the city’s youngsters.

So far this school year, 36 children and teens have been murdered — more than one a week — and Pfleger is among a chorus of weary Chicagoans who say the slayings aren’t getting the attention they deserve.

Had 36 kids died of swine flu this year, “there would be this great influx of resources that say, ‘Let’s stop this, lets deal with this,’ ” Pfleger said.

Instead, because violence is driving the epidemic, “We’re hiding it. We’re ignoring it. We’re denying the problems,” he said.

Do you remember Fr. Pfleger?  He was the Chicago priest who had to take a vacation because his Bishop told him to tone down the pro-Obama rhetoric.  

The key question, of course, is how anyone could miss the inconsistency here.  We have seen 36 kids die of murder in Chicago this year.  How many abortions have there been in Chicago this year?  And yet Father is such a strong supporter of the guy who so consistently advocates murdering the ones we do not see.

We attended Mass at St. Paul, Cleveland, GA this past weekend.  In addition to a number of traditional flares (like a darkened sanctuary, a single ring of a bell, followed by the processional) we noticed this sign outside the main entrance:

From blog photos