I guess you will have to find somebody who treated these two priests inconsistently and ask them. I’m with you all clerics should be treated with a level of respect, due to their office.
A lot of people are, legitimately, concerned. Some people are using this situation as an opportunity to be outright nasty, but I’m not talking about them. Anyone who is remotely critical or baffled or confused by the contradictions in this case and posting about it on Facebook are attacked by a small group of extremely hostile “fans” who seem to think that anything other than fawning praise is “uncharitable” and “hateful”. Father Corapi taught me that confirming anyone in their sin is never charitable. I’m not saying that he’s sinned…I can’t know that…but his judgement is off and he’s contradicting himself all over the place. Father also said that the worst thing people can do in the face of evil is to be silent. (Again, not saying Father is evil…just trying to make a point).You stole my whole post!
No, seriously, on the drive home I was thinking about this latest news, and you said exactly what I wanted to say.
I will only add that I saw John Corapi as a living Prodigal Son. He has been a target for a long time. Just my opinion here, but there seem to be people who register at Catholic forums just to bash him and spread innuendo under the guise of ‘concern,’ and they are legion. Who and what does this type of ‘concern’ serve?
jimmy akin wrote an excellent article. i recommend all read it. it is all very disturbing.Jimmy Akin has a nice list of the Corapi events:
ncregister.com/new-information-on-the-fr.-corapi-situation.html
I just don’t undertand paying an employee not to talk and having them sign something when you are a good priest and running a honest company.
Interesting. I hadn’t considered that before but it is a good point.
Why not? Don’t you think God can handle it?
You’re joking, right?
I know she meant like “most” priests. You have parish priests, community priests, missionary priests, so many, others. I feel she meant, after so many graces, after his story of going through so much, to just give talks. not minister in other ways.
Yes. I think it is important for us to keep in mind that Father Corapi is/was oblige to be obedient to his legitimate religious authority. To advice him to the contrary and publicly criticize Bishops and the Church Canon Law system which is one of the oldest in the world world and especially under this situation - is truly rebellious, immature, and highly irresponsible. This is very short of declaring war against the Church and her flock in the internet and encouraging and advising very wrongly Father Corapi. Now, Bishop Gracida is advicing the faithfully to complain to the Vatican against Bishop Mulvey and the Superior of SOLT. Yes, we should complain to the Nuncio regarding Bp. Gracida interference with Church procedures and public criticisms of Bishops and Canon Law. I already have. I spoke with the secretary and she prefers a written letter versus emails unless the matter is urgent.
Agreed. That would be extremely sad should he choose to do that.
Not necessarily. That varies state by state. In quite a few states, only one person has to be aware that a conversation is being recorded for it to be legal. Either way, it would be highly inappropriate if he were to place those recordings, be they phone calls or messages, in the public forum.
His trajectory was not that of a “normal” priest: a multimillionaire living the high life in California who became a cocaine addict, lost everything, became homeless, spent time committed in a mental institution, experienced hell as it were and was touched mightily by God’s grace, later on became a priest at the ripe age of 44. He’s a priest but the sacraments (matrimony, Eucharist, confession etc.) made up, by his own admission, a small part of his apostolate, he’s part of a religious order but doesn’t live in a community, he’s a multimillionaire (whistle-blower settlement), and owns a profitable company (Santa Cruz Media). Nobody here is in a joking mood.
With all due respect to His Excellency, I don’t think writing the Papal Nuncio is going to do anything. I’m not even sure what authority the Papal Nuncio would have over the situation since its not normally his role to intervene in internal diocesan/religious/societal issues nor is it normally his role to intervene in canonical issues. There’s usually a Vatican Congregation for anything that Rome would need to be involved in.
Probably because due to his position in the Church, he has the ear of the Holy Father or at the least, someone high up in the Curia. I could be wrong but that is the first thing that jumps out to me. If he’s the Nuncio, he likely has the Pope’s secretary on speed dial.
thank you debraran. i guess i didn’t explain myself very well, but YOU did understand what i meant.
i admit i am only a catholic for 3 years and i still have a lot to learn, but, as you said, by his own admission, the sacraments were a small part of is apostolate. and i agree, this is all very serious. i am not in a joking mood. thank you for putting my thoughts into words better than i did.
Yes and no. His job is mainly to represent the Holy Father to the US government, investigate priests nominated for bishop or monsignor, and work with the local bishops on issues of concern to the Holy Father. He is not normally an overseer of the administrative decisions.
I am thankful for the first 2 sentences of the twitter post. Hopefully this will encourage the “fans” / “followers” who are disillusioned or tempted to not let this lead them away from the faith.
