The Rev. Al Sharpton came to the Christ United Temple on Chicago's South Side Sunday, asking churches to contribute to Haiti relief funds. Along the way, he expressed outrage for televangelist Pat Robertson's recent remarks about Haitians' "pact with the devil."
Chicago Breaking News reports that Sharpton derided Robertson's remarks as "un-Christian":
"To bring this kind of negative and wicked spirit into a scene where we are watching children's dead bodies stacked up is abominable to me," said Sharpton, who also criticized radio commentator Rush Limbaugh's musings that the tragedy would play into President Barack Obama's political plans.
"This kind of foolishness, while people are laying in the rubble in Haiti fighting for their lives, shows a contempt some people have for the human condition."
But Sharpton didn't ask for an apology from Robertson or Limbaugh, saying instead that his actions and those of other religious leaders should serve as a "clean glass" in contrast to the muddied waters of Robertson and his ilk.
Rev. Carlton Pearson of Christ United Temple told Sharpton his congregation hoped to raise $25,000 for the cause. Sharpton also says he's hoping to travel to Haiti in the coming weeks for a rescue mission.