Fr. Corapi: death wish

[GodsGadfly]

Thanks, Yellow Belle,

Now, that’s something, and that’s different, as it’s a question of priestly discipline.

I’d also wonder what the context of that is, especially since they mention falconry specifically: remember that hunting in the middle ages was risky business in that you could inadvertantly wander onto royal land while hunting, and then be guilty of poaching. That is especially true in the case of hunting with dogs or hawks, and it is very easy to see why the Church in the Middle Ages would have frowned on it.

Yet, as my wife pointed out when I told her of this “issue,” the Apostles themselves were fisherman, so I cannot imagine it being a complete prohibition.

The idea that certain bishops may ban their priests from hunting makes perfect sense. It also makes sense that hunting may be seen as an exercise of physical discipline necessary for suffering, as well as a means of a priest who has vowed poverty obtaining a low-cost food that he could, in turn, share with others.

So, the question becomes: “Is Fr. Corapi violating any rule of his Order or the diocese in which he resides by hunting?”

In any case, that was not the implicatin of the posters who raised this subject: their implication was that hunting is immoral and that, by hunting per se, Fr. Corapi negates his credentials as a speaker on strict moral discipline.

 

[sisterpatril]

Love Fr. Corapi…need more like him!!!

 

[AmberDale]

Thanks for the link! I love Father Corapi! I miss getting to here him on EWTN, they moved the time

 

[Yellow_Belle]

Thanks, Yellow Belle, You are most welcome; research, after all, is my bread and butter
Now, that’s something, and that’s different, as it’s a question of priestly discipline.

I’d also wonder what the context of that is, especially since they mention falconry specifically: remember that hunting in the middle ages was risky business in that you could inadvertantly wander onto royal land while hunting, and then be guilty of poaching. That is especially true in the case of hunting with dogs or hawks, and it is very easy to see why the Church in the Middle Ages would have frowned on it.

Yet, as my wife pointed out when I told her of this “issue,” the Apostles themselves were fisherman, so I cannot imagine it being a complete prohibition. Hence, perhaps, the differentiation between ‘loud’ and ‘quiet’ hunting?

The idea that certain bishops may ban their priests from hunting makes perfect sense. It also makes sense that hunting may be seen as an exercise of physical discipline necessary for suffering, as well as a means of a priest who has vowed poverty obtaining a low-cost food that he could, in turn, share with others. I don’t agree but I understand your point

So, the question becomes: "Is Fr. Corapi violating any rule of his Order or the diocese in which he resides by hunting?"Have no opinion on this as I’ve no access to the facts.

In any case, that was not the implication of the posters who raised this subject: their implication was that hunting is immoral and that, by hunting per se, Fr. Corapi negates his credentials as a speaker on strict moral discipline.I agree as I honestly cannot see how one logically follows the other. However, I admit that when I learned that Fr Mitch Pacwa hunted deer, I found myself reacting in a different way to things he said. Overexposure to Bambi, perhaps

 

[dkoinzan]

Wether a priest hunts or not, it seems, is just a distraction. I am more interested in if they are honest and orthodox teachers of the faith. I look at the fruit of their labor and Fr. Mitch and Fr. John have wonderful fruit!

 

[HouseArrest]

Here’s a hint if you find Fr. Corapi difficult to listen to: Print the article out and read it instead. Maybe it’s the booming voice and dramatic delivery (which I don’t mind but some do) that is difficult for some. The article is still very “strong”, but toned down a bit. His messages are very, very good ones, and it would be a shame for some to not be able to hear him because he rubs them the wrong way. Just a thought.

 

[Shoshana]

I heard on Catholic Radio yesterday (I think), Fr corapi said that the threat of a thousand Hitlers, Saddams or Lenins is nothing compared to the threat of the millions of abortions committed in this country (US but i take it for my own country). We will have a lot to answer to.

I am paraphrasing here but we complain about Saddam’s treatment of his own people but we kill the very weakest of all society and certainly in the safest place, the womb of the mother.

 

[GodsGadfly]

Which is a pretty good argument against the War in Iraq: Jesus said something about removing beams from our eyes before we remove the specks from our brothers’. Bl. Teresa of Calcutta said many years ago that the US had no business telling other countries what to do until it ended legalized abortion.

That said, let’s remember that the Communists were the first to legalize abortion. I don’t know about Hitler or Hussein, but when we try to “tally” the death toll in the former USSR and in China, we have to take their abortion rates into consideration.

 

[Shoshana]

Which is a pretty good argument against the War in Iraq: Jesus said something about removing beams from our eyes before we remove the specks from our brothers’. Bl. Teresa of Calcutta said many years ago that the US had no business telling other countries what to do until it ended legalized abortion.

That said, let’s remember that the Communists were the first to legalize abortion. I don’t know about Hitler or Hussein, but when we try to “tally” the death toll in the former USSR and in China, we have to take their abortion rates into consideration.

Russia was the first to provide abortion mills and the stats are very alarming, back even then. Brings to mind what Our Lady of Fatima said about the errors being spread from Russia. Guess what? I guess she was right. We just do not see it that way, on the whole.

 

[mersch]

On of the reasons I returned to the church was because of “stumbling” on to Fr. TV show. I left the church 30 years ago, I was 18, and was not taught what it was to be catholic. I did still attend christian churches, the one I joined had a pastor that spoke it like it was while keeping centered on the Bible. I think a person should get a few “ouches” during the serman or homily. Fr. Copari is one of the few priests who speaks it like it is, gives us a few “ouches, that hurt” thoughts about ourselves and our relationship to God, and how we should think,behave and live on this earth untill we go to heaven, if we are ture followers of Christ. Thanks to his on air programming., I know there are more out there like me who returned home thanks to him. I hope he keeps bringing it on, we all need to hear it.