Fr. Corapi Responds to Some of His Order's Charges

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Thanks for the heads up - have some good protection on the 'puter but I’m running an extra check now, woofing my cookies. So far appears all clear.
 
sojo said:
Thanks for the heads up - have some good protection on the 'puter but I’m running an extra check now, woofing my cookies. So far appears all clear.
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I kept finding code in my emails…outlook express…them guys are known for tracking down folks and posting addy’s and such…
 
Will keep an eye out - thanks! Kinda fits their MO, though - probably uber-security conscious themselves.
 
sojo said:
Will keep an eye out - thanks! Kinda fits their MO, though - probably uber-security conscious themselves.
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lol, yeah, figure if you are checking out one of their own, they are checking you out ten fold…plus some are bored old soldiers…they are ligit though.
 
No doubt! But with the sudden interest in all things Corapi, they are probably overwhelmed with hits.

Noticed that Ms. Sexton’s facebook page is filled with friends - lots of bloggers, deacons, priests and bishops are now friends.

Blows me away how the internet has changed things…
 
sojo said:
No doubt! But with the sudden interest in all things Corapi, they are probably overwhelmed with hits.

Noticed that Ms. Sexton’s facebook page is filled with friends - lots of bloggers, deacons, priests and bishops are now friends.

Blows me away how the internet has changed things…
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It’s diffently made the world smaller. I feel bad for Padre…he has a lot of things to overcome and may be able to do it, but he has to abandon his current course, retreat and regather.
 
Well, the Lord isn’t going to let go of him. Corapi is a hard ***, no doubt and the humiliation to come is going to be rough, but I’m confident the Lord isn’t going to let him go easily…
 
Rather than all this talk, talk, talk, why don’t we all commit to saying one Haily Mary every day for Father Corapi’s reconversion?

Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Father Corapi helped many people–and now it seems he has fallen–let us help him return to the fullness of his vocation. Pray for him–stop talking–PRAY-every day pray!
 
guanophore said:
Welcome to CAF cecelia. 👍

Fr. Corapi was suspended (not sure what you meant by “removed”) while an investigation was conducted into allegations.

The duty of the investigative team was to look at evidence, not to find him “guilty” or not. There was sufficient evidence to lead them to the conclusion that he is not fit for ministry. To date, so far as anyone has said, he has not committed any “crimes”…
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Well…they have found sufficient evidence of drug use. That is criminal activity.
Although I doubt the state is going to do anything about it.
 
vz71 said:
Well…they have found sufficient evidence of drug use. That is criminal activity.
Although I doubt the state is going to do anything about it.
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This is true. But the majority of Americans abuse their drugs “legally”. They misunse alcohol, a legalized drug, and prescription medications, which are lawfully prescribed and inappropriately abused.

My point is that he has not been found guilty of crimes. The evidence revealed behaviors unbecoming a priest, and a member of SOLT.
 
So distressing on so may levels:
  • will make it harder for those attempting to come back from addiction and wordliness to enter ministry since the fear will be that they will go back to their old ways.
  • gives ammunition to anti-Catholics as proof that donations only go to enrich and are not used for the greater good
  • gives ammunition to ardent secularists as proof that religion is a force for evil and not good
Very, very sad - we should all pray that divine intervention gives the world the best possible outcome…
 
How could the order have been so in the dark as to what was occuring?

At a minimum, you would think the extravagance would have been investigated :o
 
debraran said:
…They don’t believe or ignore anything from SOLT (which is the enemy) but do they really think that they would say they had texts and emails, etc. if they didn’t have proof?
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This is a good point and one that is hard to get around in my view. For SOLT to make those claims in a public forum, in my opinion, they would have to be very confident in their veracity. Father Corapi has already shown that he is willing to slap a lawsuit on someone for defamation. If they did not have the proper evidence, they would really be setting themselves up by making those types of statements.
 
PaulinVA said:
I follow and somewhat agree with what you posted. However, Fr Corapi never needed to ask for faculties from the Bishop of Helena if he never administered the sacraments there. And, in keeping a low profile, he probably didn’t volunteer to say Mass or hear confessions at a local parish.

I find that not in the spirit of the priesthood, but not a violation of canon law. I’m just taken aback by the total “lone wolf” life that he led. Swoop into a town, give a conference and swoop back to Montana to hang out with his staff, who he swore/contracted to secrecy. Strange.
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My understanding was that he did celebrate the sacraments for the people involved in his media ministries. In addition, even if he did not do so, his media company is rightly viewed as a ministry and thus, would certainly fall under some sort of guidance from the local bishop.
 
As sometime of a related side note…I appreciate how EWTN has in the past week showed support and prayer for priests…

Last Friday they had a Holy Hour for Priests and right now they are re-broadcasting a “Best of Mother Angelica Live” show from 2001 when she had an audience of priests who were part of the Confranturnity (sp?) for priests…
 
S.J said:
How could the order have been so in the dark as to what was occuring?

At a minimum, you would think the extravagance would have been investigated :o
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Yes, S.J. I don’t think they were in the dark. But, look at what is happening now that they have investigated and are making demands on Fr. Corapi. It’s not working out well. This, in a nutshell, is why Bishops/Superiors are often hesitant to take a hard line approach with erring priests: the priests can just say no. Then, in addition to a errant priest, there is a media uproar and people taking sides. The priest does not reform–he even goes further astray–and there is a de facto schism on the Bishop/Superior’s hands.

That being said, sometimes this filial correction needs to be done, no matter the consequences. It should be done as soon as possible, to nip the problem in the bud.

These are the comments of someone who has no authority in the Church whatsoever.

Dan
 
I’m curious about the “military issue”. jwinch seemed to lay out some credible questions, has this been responded to (I may have missed it)? Elizabeth502?

Is the common wisdom that Fr. Corapi misrepresented himself?

VC
 
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