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Father John Corapi Update
Various | 6/17/11

Posted on 06/18/2011 4:03:22 PM PDT by marshmallow

Herewith a series of links to the exploding blogosphere regarding l'affair Corapi. This will be my last post on this subject. In the meantime.........knock yourselves out.

My First Reaction to the Corapi News. (Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report)

Gentle Bishop Mulvey of Corpus Christi (Home of Fr. Corapi's Order) (Devin Rose)

Fr. Corapi Announces He's Leaving the Priesthood (Marianne Medlin, CNA/EWTN News)

Prayer and the Priesthood (Sister Lisa Marie Doty F.D.C.C., Nunspeak)

Fr. Corapi; How Did We Get Here? (Chris Owens, Benedictus Dominus)

Final Thoughts on l'affair Corapi (Deacon Scott Dodge, Καθολικός διάκονος)

The Tragedy of Fr. Corapi (Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow)

Corapi, The Morning After (Deacon Greg Kandra, The Deacon’s Bench)

Fr. Corapi is Obviously Not Padre Pio (Steve Kellmeyer, The Fifth Column)

Xtra Normal Fr. Corapi (Giuseppe Ambrose, The Three Bs)

Fr. John Corapi and the State of Due Process For Accused Priests (Ryan MacDonald, CL)

What Can an Ex-Priest Do? (Deacon Greg Kandra, The Deacon’s Bench)


TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach
KEYWORDS: catholic; corapi
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To: Larry Lucido
But isn’t all this attention to one man a little bit, um, much?

Yes, it is. I'd heard about Fr. Corapi, but I'm always suspicious when someone is so 'revered' out of what seems all proportion.

21 posted on 06/18/2011 7:23:13 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: marshmallow

Good Lord, looks like the Christians, like the conservatives, eat their own!

And every comment is backed up with a sanctimonious ‘we’ll pray for him” or “I always thought something was strange about him” or “why doesn’t he just become a quiet martyr to the cause.

A lot of the negativity...and wow, is it ever going full blast on the Catholic sites/blogs...is jealousy of the man’s success at his ministry and how many lives he touched (yeah, but...but...) or its just because he is a priest and we have to knock them down.

With enemies like these, Catholic priests, Christians, and conservatives sure don’t need enemies.

BTW, previous public religious figures probably wouldn’t have survied the internet either..ha.

Yeah, go ahead and remind me that you are just giving “ my opinion”.


22 posted on 06/18/2011 7:36:36 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (where is the Great Santini when we need him??)
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To: SuziQ

In his youtube announcement he said “once called Father” suggesting he’s leaving the priesthood.


23 posted on 06/18/2011 7:42:25 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Help Jim DeMint: http://www.cutcapbalancepledge.com/)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

“Good Lord, looks like the Christians, like the conservatives, eat their own!

And every comment is backed up with a sanctimonious ‘we’ll pray for him” or “I always thought something was strange about him” or “why doesn’t he just become a quiet martyr to the cause.

A lot of the negativity...and wow, is it ever going full blast on the Catholic sites/blogs...is jealousy of the man’s success at his ministry and how many lives he touched (yeah, but...but...) or its just because he is a priest and we have to knock them down.

With enemies like these, Catholic priests, Christians, and conservatives sure don’t need enemies. “

Worth posting again....nail head...and for the slow of mind...he is not “revered”, he is unique because he is orthodox and conservative and he is a real man, lacking the feminization some need and desire.


24 posted on 06/18/2011 7:47:43 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (Murdering unborn children is the highest sacrament in the liberal religion.)
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To: marshmallow
Corapi owes it to his followers and listeners to stay and fight these allegations if false. Instead he has chosen to leave under a cloud of suspicion. He is accused of having sex with several women and using drugs. Those woman could be interviewed in a thorough investigation. By leaving now he in effect puts an end to any further investigations in which the truth or falsity of the allegations could be determined unambiguously.

And now he is calling himself the Black Sheep Dog. This is simply bizarre.

25 posted on 06/18/2011 7:54:53 PM PDT by stripes1776
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

why can’t he be honest? because his lawyers won’t let him? innocent men don’t hire lawyers when there aren’t any criminal or civil charges pending. he is well aware of the woman who is accusing him, his pr statement says he “helped” her more than anyone in his life. he seems to be a self promoter ( especially with his new book, and website ) over promoting faith in Christ. where is the humility? unfortunately, whatever proof of wrongdoing he felt would convict him to the bishop will come out, it always does. unless, of course, the woman is paid a handsome price to stay silent and he lives happily ever after as a miilionaire. ah, the american dream!!


26 posted on 06/18/2011 7:55:05 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: rbmillerjr

thanks....

What did they expect from a Great Spiritual Warrior?
Fr Corapi has stood strong and often criticized aspects of the American catholic church...We should be supporting this priest if indeed he is standing against a beaurocracy once again.


27 posted on 06/18/2011 7:55:31 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (where is the Great Santini when we need him??)
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

Let me guess...you are a Catholic Basher?

If I was falsely accused of something, I sure would get an attorney..and the church CAN’T get a lawyer for him.

Yes, he is a promotor, he is a Public speaker, a TV speaker...he is getting the word out in his way..and like other famous preachers, he has a “business”..nobody got upset when Billy Graham had a huge business. Yeesh.
Didn’t Graham write a few books and have massive tent rallies , on TV ALL the time?

and of course, you are judge and jury...and already know the outcome ( ie the big payoff)..Are you sure you are not a psychic or God himself.


28 posted on 06/18/2011 8:01:43 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (where is the Great Santini when we need him??)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

seriously? come on, you seriously believe this man would give up the priesthood that easily if all there was is a false charge against him and fear he wouldn’t receive a fair hearing from the bishop? you buy that? you must have also thought bill clinton, jimmy swaggart, weiner and john edwards were also innocent, come on, let’s use our common sense.


29 posted on 06/18/2011 8:04:07 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Catholic basher????

I INVITE YOU TO CLICK ON MY SCREEN NAME AND HIT THE BOX “IN FORUM”, CHECK ALL MY POSTS AND THEN WRITE ME BACK AND TELL ME IF I AM A CATHOLIC BASHER.

LOL!


30 posted on 06/18/2011 8:06:45 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

if i accused you of cheating on your wife, you would get an attorney? really? why, that charge doesn’t carry any civil or criminal penalty.
same situation here. the good father is accused of breaking his vows, not a criminal or civil matter. why the lawyers???


31 posted on 06/18/2011 8:14:40 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: Northern Yankee
I was just thinking about Bishop Fulton Sheen. Still one of my favorite bishops of the 20th century.

The big difference between Bishop Sheen and Fr. Corapi is that, though Bishop Sheen was a real showman, the message was never about himself, but about Jesus.

32 posted on 06/18/2011 8:18:02 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

bingo!!

( plus, did BFS dye his beard, what’s up with that? )


33 posted on 06/18/2011 8:24:07 PM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: marshmallow

This is not a reflection about an unwarranted attack. It is a constructed launch of further aggrandizement. That the priesthood will not be included in his creepy blacksheepdog efforts is a blessing.


34 posted on 06/18/2011 9:00:53 PM PDT by WhoHuhWhat
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

Innocent men sure do hire lawyers in situations like this.

Simply put. I expect a civil suit has already been prepared.


35 posted on 06/18/2011 9:01:08 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: marshmallow
As I have mentioned on another Corapi thread, what most troubles me about this situation are things that I have read at his new blog, including this from the About page:
A member from his media team shared “this is a very exciting move for John and his fans, as for the first time, in a long time, John will be directly in touch with this fan-base by way of social networks.”

I won't judge the man regarding any allegations as I am entirely ignorant of the facts. I also don't know whether he is getting anything even close to a fair treatment in this ordeal. However, what is a "media team" refer to in regards to a Catholic priest? And, fans and fan-base? Really? I would have a hard time imagining less relevant terms to the priesthood. I can't imagine why a priest would allow such references to be used on his page. It sets off alarms for me.

Another oddity to me is the tagline at the top of his page, where is written "Truth. Hope. Unleashed." Unleashed? Was he then "leashed" as a priest? I have to say that the use of "unleashed" by a man in this situation gives the impression of a celebration of a newly acquired freedom that was lacking and missed previously. In this context the term makes me uncomfortable, and like the above comments leaves me wondering about what is really happening here.

36 posted on 06/18/2011 9:16:53 PM PDT by cothrige
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To: marshmallow
My first impression of Fr. Corapi - after agreeing to Mom's request to watch his Saturday night program - was not favorable. He came across as someone quite taken with himself. He seemed bombastic and proud, almost like he was trying too hard to be “cool”. He relayed his story of his prior Godless life and how he came to become a Catholic priest, but it was in a way that he gave more glory to himself than to Jesus for rescuing him from the dregs. I did not have any desire to watch him again.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

37 posted on 06/18/2011 10:30:43 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: WaterBoard

It is odd that he should call himself the Black Sheep Dog, but even more disconcerting is that video. When I watched it, I could scarcely believe it - the creepy images of wolves and sheep reflected in the eyes of black canine.


38 posted on 06/19/2011 2:20:48 AM PDT by BlackVeil
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To: one Lord one faith one baptism

I am sorry I called you a Catholic Basher.


39 posted on 06/19/2011 4:49:13 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (where is the Great Santini when we need him??)
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To: redgolum

Nowadays, its good advice to hire a lawyer...anytime you are in such a situation. If the charges are false, the woman stands to gain lots of money from the church just to “settle”, like the docs often “settle outside of court”.

The church can’t hire one for him..he is on his own.


40 posted on 06/19/2011 4:51:49 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (where is the Great Santini when we need him??)
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