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Even if SOLT doesn’t have all the facts, whatever they do have is strong enough for them to confidently make such bold statements. I think at this point John Corapi’s impact on the laity will be small. 5,000 fans? Average Joe’s have more on youtube or facebook. The more he moves away from the priesthood the more the Orthodox Catholics still following him will turn away. And those that continue are like cult members who can’t be reasoned with.
I’m afraid the last sentence in the above quote is not at all plausible - not realistic, particularly in light of his most recent video which was referred to both in posts # 266 and # 273 .
Here’s what John Corapi told his audience towards the end of the video :
" transcript From Blacksheepdog video:Changes and Future:
“ I want to leave you with a final thought … don’t be sad and don’t be mad. And don’t be bitter and don’t be cynical , and love the Church … No matter what ! Remember you follow Jesus Christ and his Church – you don’t follow me ! You love the Lord Jesus Christ and you love his Church, above everything else .
I come way down at the bottom of the list – if at all. And I want to encourage you to keep your priorities straight : Always love the Lord Jesus and always love the Church, because that’s where your salvation lies …”
So, the “*Orthodox Catholics *(
) still following him will” not “turn away”, because he advised them not to.
One downside to the internet is that the veritable glut of information available , leads us to treat it as an absolute truth at times . We believe it because we read it or saw it on the internet … not always a sound way to look at things … can’t always be considered the essence of totality .
A lot of people are unaware to what extent things can be manipulated/changed/morphed using current technology , and the broadest venue for reaching people with the latest technology is the internet.
An example of where technology is at today:
I have a friend who’s a member of ACTRA . He was called in to do a voiceover for an unfinished announcement which was to be broadcast. He didn’t re-do/re-record the entire narration. He only continued where the previous narrator had stopped due to illness.
He told me after he’d finished, they ran some software apps which made his voice sound like the one who’d begun the narration .
He told me, “You wouldn’t believe what they can do in the studio today … I think they could turn a dog’s barking into a human voice !”
He also said to those recording the narration , “You could have done this yourselves - without me. Why did you hire me to do it ?” They told him that the rules stipulated the voice (original one) had to come from a member of ACTRA.
That is a very small snapshot of what can be done with media materials today in the digital domain.
I’ll wish everyone the best and God bless .
I think I’m experiencing a cumulative effect from all the captious commentary - which has reached a point now where some people are insinuating a personal knowledge of John Corapi’s intentions - which surpasses all of SOLT’s knowledge combined.
It’s time for me to unsubscribe , because this most recent comment
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Its possible and in my opinion likely this man, as wonderful as he was at preaching the Gospel, never had a true calling to the priesthood. …
… whether the author is aware or not , has the potential to wound not John Corapi, but rather the priesthood and the Holy Catholic Church . The author’s opinion presupposes a knowledge superior to that of the Holy Spirit and to that of the bishop who ordained Fr. John Corapi.
I can hear my Blessed mother calling - telling me I’m up way past my unsubscribe time. I have to leave before I start saying bad things
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… That pedal on the left guys - we call that the
brake.
God bless all … (Hail Mary said for John Corapi ; Hail Mary said for his accuser).
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I agree. Yes, he might not be able to preach if he returned to his community, but so what? St. Therese never preached publically, she lived a hidden life within Carmel. And yet she is the patron saint of missionaries. It may have been God’s plan for him to preach publically, but sometimes as we grow, God asks us to different things than we expected to do. St. Jane de Chantel was a wife and mother of 8 children, and then her husband died. After her children were grown, she became a nun and founded a new order. If God wants him to retire and live a life of quiet contemplation, then that is where he will do the most good for the Kingdom. I’m not saying it would be easy. It may very well be devestating, just as I’m sure it was devastating for St. Jane to become a widow at a young age with eight children to raise. Jesus told St. Peter that when he was old, someone else would dress him, and take him where he did not want to go.