I, for one, am greatly saddened, but not alltogether surprised. I really appreciated hearing a priest who “told it like it is” with great directness. However, when I first found out that his tapes, etc. were so expensive, much more expensive than similar material available from other R.C. oganizations, and that they were available only from a private company,I became a little suspicious. It is one thing for Catholic religious orders and organizations to benefit financially from the sale of religious tapes, discs, etc.,
but I feel quite strongly against any individual or lay organization profiting from Catholic evangelization.
Fr. Corapi’s whole reaction in this affair has been more like a business executive trying to save a business, than a an unfairly accused Catholic Priest. And, as one who is very familiar to substance abusers, many of his recent pronouncements on line sounded like those made by someone “under the influence”.
Lastly, I do believe the latest pronouncement of the S.O.L.T. authorities. I really feel sorry for them to have been put in their current position.
There were always people or comments who had “red flags” about him, I never judged him as I felt, “well it’s good what he says” especially when he went after things like homosexuality and abortion and he had some good words.
I am an admirer of Fulton Sheen, so I never was really too impressed with Fr. Corapi, I preferred listening to Sheen tapes. I also noticed Corapi, would kind of cheat or lift a lot of Sheen’s talks derivatively, he would credit Sheen from time to time, but other times the delivery, came off almost like crib notes rather than inspiration. I think that’s why lots of people liked him, because Corapi brought back the refreshing candor, that were reflected from Sheen’s tapes and telecasts to people who may have not known Sheen. Sheen got his inspiration from hourly devotion to the blessed sacraments…
While a priest is good to talk about their experiences encounters with people, Sheen did it, and he had his own weaknesses with Vanity, but he also suffered from it too, in a contrite manner. But he talked a lot about his friends too.
Corapi’s “straight talk was refreshing” and he would kind of tap into an appeal because he would address things people were yearning for from the watered down homilies. However, in the details, perhaps he always had a certain angle.
In context of his egocentric blog posts on Black Sheep Dog, Corapi did talk about himself too much. And some people who’ve met him said he wasn’t very attentive or humble.
Then again, God only knows how sincere he was throughout the twenty years. When he was ordained he probably was a faithful repentant Catholic. But I do wonder about certain passages. I’m not the judge, but God gives us his word, and he always tells us DO NOT be deceived, we are supposed to be able to spot these things as his children.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not really of our number; 10 if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
Proverbs 26:11
As the dog returns to his vomit, so the fool repeats his folly.
2 Peter 20-22
For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of (our) Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment handed down to them. What is expressed in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to its own vomit,” and “A bathed sow returns to wallowing in the mire.”
The “prostitute” revelation isn’t troubling to me, (because we know Fr. Euteneur fell due to pride and I think he was sincere in his vocation before that, but I did notice Euteneur on Hannity did not act like a humble man either) but his marketing blogs, in light of the fact that he had such an operation going. I wonder if he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Now we kind of know why he panicked and was worried about losing his ability to “preach” , in a weird manner not as if he was going to “lose his calling” but he was going to lose some sort ‘vanity idol’
He even dismissed the blessed sacrament, and as an admirer of Sheen, he should not have said that. He also never would offer many masses, he would just give talks. This is truly sad.
Father Sheehan I heard may actually be a good priest.
Let us remember, not to be so scandalized by these imperfect men. If we know these quotes, we won’t be able to become deceived or disheartened…We can’t be scandalized or shaken the closer we cling to the Truth.
“It is certain that few are saved” - St. Agustine
“The greater part of men choose to be damned, rather than to love ALmighty God”
- St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori
""I do not speak rashly, but as I feel and think. I do not think that many priests are saved, but that those who perish are far more numerous. "
Although we do become more sober.
