If Father John Corapi were suddenly appointed to be your parish's pastor

[tilly1]

I would go to church

OT: I wish EWTN would run his shows more often

 

[peary]

The Italians would embrace him and invite him over for pasta every day. The Irish part of the parish, however, well…

 

[LilyM]

We’re fairly middle-of-the-road around here, some might leave, others would definitely be attracted because of him, most would take him on board with good grace (and hopefully take his message to heart as well, of course)

 

[japhy]

Based on the official directives of the Church, is the wine glass acceptable as a chalice?

No.
Sacred vessels for containing the Body and Blood of the Lord must be made in strict conformity with the norms of tradition and of the liturgical books. … Reprobated, therefore, is any practice of using for the celebration of Mass common vessels, or others lacking in quality, or devoid of all artistic merit or which are mere containers, as also other vessels made from glass, earthenware, clay, or other materials that break easily. (Redemptionis Sacramentum 117)

 

[japhy]

Based on the directions of the local bishop and the official teaching of the Church, is the pastor allowed to not have confession or refuse to hear your confessions?

No.
Can. 843 §1 Sacred ministers may not deny the sacraments to those who opportunely ask for them, are properly disposed and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.
Why would a priest refuse to offer the sacrament of Confession?

 

[Cluny]

He would have a VERY good deacon to keep him pointed in the right direction as he attempted to celebrate the Melkite recension of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

He would also have to get used to being addressed as Fr. John.

 

[PacoG]

Although he would be very welcome in our parish, there would be a minor uproar because we would be losing our pastor of 15 years who is among the most learned preachers in the diocese.

Other than that, Fr. Corapi wouldn’t be much different from what we have. Our pastor is very orthodox. He is a holy man who says very reverent Masses. I would expect Fr. Corapi to be pretty much like him.

On the other hand, Fr. Corapi said once that the only thing that kept him from graduating magma cum laudi in one of his PhDs was that he had to give his dissertation defense in Spanish and he has a problem with Spanish. He might struggle through our 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday.

 

[JohnPaul64]

Has anyone ever heard of Father William Casey. He was on EWTN around lent doing a special. He’s as tough as Fr Corapi. He was real good. I wish they had him on more often

 

[cheese_sdc]

If Father John Corapi were suddenly appointed to be your parish’s pastor…

Since I attend a Unitarian Universalist Church, he would need to convert first…

 

[ready]

What would happen as a result? What short-term or long-term changes would you expect? Would the people embrace him or rise up in revolt?

My parish would absolutely praise God for Fr. Corapi. I come from a good parish, praise the Lord.

 

[ready]

Has anyone ever heard of Father William Casey. He was on EWTN around lent doing a special. He’s as tough as Fr Corapi. He was real good. I wish they had him on more often

I love Fr. Casey like I love Fr. Corapi. They are both nothing less than EXCELLENT!

 

[ready]

I love my present pastor at my parish, just to make sure everyone knows. But Fr. Corapi would be most welcome as his replacement by me and the other parishoners. Like I said, I come from a good parish.

 

[redrosetea]

I think attendance would swell because he tells the truth

I find the churches wishy washy attitude bout right and wrong , disturbing…I can recall a time when it had no such problem, and the churches were packed

 

[jamesneiman]

We have a wonderful monsignor and priests. Perhaps the campaign to build a new church would improve.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

What would happen as a result? What short-term or long-term changes would you expect? Would the people embrace him or rise up in revolt?

I think 1/3 of the people would leave for another parish, 1/3 would just go along, 1/3 would be dancing in the aisles, which he would promptly stop.

 

[benedictgal]

Based on the official directives of the Church, is the wine glass acceptable as a chalice?

No. Please note what Redemptionis Sacramentum has to say on the matter:

[117.] Sacred vessels for containing the Body and Blood of the Lord must be made in strict conformity with the norms of tradition and of the liturgical books.205 The Bishops’ Conferences have the faculty to decide whether it is appropriate, once their decisions have been given the recognitio by the Apostolic See, for sacred vessels to be made of other solid materials as well. It is strictly required, however, that such materials be truly noble in the common estimation within a given region,206 so that honor will be given to the Lord by their use, and all risk of diminishing the doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharistic species in the eyes of the faithful will be avoided. Reprobated, therefore, is any practice of using for the celebration of Mass common vessels, or others lacking in quality, or devoid of all artistic merit or which are mere containers, as also other vessels made from glass, earthenware, clay, or other materials that break easily. This norm is to be applied even as regards metals and other materials that easily rust or deteriorate.207

Actually, it would be refreshing to have Fr. Corapi as pastor. For one thing, he would get rid of the hootenany OCP drek that we are stuck with singing. He would also bring back a healthy shot of orthodoxy back to our diocese.

Today, by the way, is the 19th anniversary of Fr. Corapi’s ordination. He and Fr. Z were ordained together in Rome by Pope John Paul II on this date.

You can watch a video of the ordination here:

www.wdtprs.com

Lepanto, the interesting question would be, what would happen if Fr. Z were suddenly appointed to your parish?

 

[LilyM]

I think 1/3 of the people would leave for another parish, 1/3 would just go along, 1/3 would be dancing in the aisles, which he would promptly stop.

At least during Mass or other liturgical services, eh …

 

[atassina]

what would change? not much. our current pastor is probably the best preacher in the diocese and pulls no punches but his delivery is more balanced and he is not as abrasive as Fr. Corapi. Many people come here for the preaching. Since we can count on a reverent liturgy conducted according to the rubrics no change is needed there either. No way however is this parish going to pay for Fr. Corapi’s bodyguards and entourage.

Does Fr. Corapi truly have bodyguards? How can we verify this.

 

[CB_Catholic]

Not sure how they would react. I think some would leave, the rest stay, and some come back.

I would be pleased, but I might be a little worried about Confession

 

[allhers]

What would happen as a result? What short-term or long-term changes would you expect? Would the people embrace him or rise up in revolt?

If any people would rise up in revolt over that then they aren’t really Catholic, are they?
I mean honestly, the man knows the Cathechism and the Vatican II Documents and all the Church teachings like the back of his hand, what’s not to like if you’re a Catholic?