One other thing. What does he mean by the last 10 years being difficult?I’m watching the video now. His speech sounds slurred, and the production values are pretty poor, frankly. The speech just sounds weird.
And there was absolutely no information in the video. He says he’ll have a broader message. On what? Economics? Literature? No answers.
I was puzzled by that too.One other thing. What does he mean by the last 10 years being difficult?
John Corapi is a big phony. He has duped many if not all of us. He is no different than any of the televengelists who touch hearts to extort money.
I would think that even his staunchest supporters might draw in their breath at that statement. He’s been at his zenith in the last 10 years, hasn’t he? He’s brought a lot of people back to and to the Church - so now it was “very difficult?” I’d be rather insulted and hurt by that, if I had been one of his supporters. He implied that he was not having a good time doing what he was doing, yes?One other thing. What does he mean by the last 10 years being difficult?
I have already stated several times that I wasn’t referring to this thread. Again, I’m not going to expound on the calumny and speculation existent on the other threads. I’m sure those who have a clear conscience in this regard have every right to one, which is why I don’t press the matter further.
Let me be clear and say that I am NOT a Corapian and very disturbed and against his leaving his priestly ministry but in reply to the concerns about the “last 10 years”- I did not interpret that as an offensive statement to those he preached to. I interpreted that to mean that he has been struggling with the drama of his relationship with his accuser for a long time among other things. Traveling around and bringing people back to the Church probably was extremely difficult and probably was not “having a good time” at every moment, regardless if the allegations are true.
He could have meant personal struggles within his Order (between himself and others, I don’t know). He could have meant (more likely, i.m.o.) what he described in an earlier audio statement as his personal efforts to help the person who has now accused him, etc.
I can understand that the traveling etc being hard work. but in the context of what he was saying (this week,this month, last 10 years), I do not understand it at all. Even if he was not having a “good time”, he was presumably doing the work of God. Others in difficult ministries have said, “yes it’s hard, yes it’s tiring, but it is all worth it to know that I am doing God’s work.” Thinking of those who work with homeless, prison ministries, etc. Things that are much more physically difficult and mentally trying than speaking at conferences.
Highly recommend the writings of this humble disciple of Our Lord. One comes to understand why Our Lord had him succeed to the Chair of Peter, why he is the Vicar Of Christ.
FANTASTIC!
I just posted the “German Shepherd” moniker on Father C’s FB page and someone responded that people often call His Holiness “God’s Rottweiler”. I like that one also but The German Shepherd is much better!
It occurs to me that Fr Corapi was ill-served by SOLT’s founder, Fr Flannagan who gave him permission to live away from the community and found his own corporation and did not hold him to his vow (promise?) of poverty.
I agree. But I doubt Fr Flannagan was expecting him to rise to the level he did. I believe he was also working in parishes very early in his priesthood and perhaps the thought was to relieve him of regular parish work in order to focus on catechism. Other priests have been in that situation also and have not ended in scandal like this. Another poster (perhaps on another thread) also reminded us that no order or religious society expects to have to deal with this level of disobedience, scandal, or even fame among its members.
I have to agree to a point that SOLT did him no favors by allowing the level of liberty he was given. Allowing it is one thing. Allowing it for a person who has previous issues with addiction, etc. is another. Father’s charism might be to preach. However, he could have used that charism in house to teach other members of the society how to preach well who might not have experienced the same level of temptation that he did.
