Still not to late for him to submit to authority and lead a life of quiet prayer. He, like many addictive personalities, needs structure for his own good. He needs spiritual and psychiatric help. I hope he gets both.
What comes to mind is Matthew 4:8-9
Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,
and he said to him, "All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me."
Among the lengthy list of quotes by Fr. Corapi, is this one: "The only thing satan cannot deal with is humility. It is totally against his nature." Humility is the opposite of pride. Nearly everything we have learned about the situation with Fr. Corapi over the past few weeks, points to an accumulation of wealth - cars, boats, et al. Then he explains that he wants to sue his accuser and to do so entails leaving his order and abandoning the priesthood. Is this not a manifestation of pride?!
Here is another Fr. Corapi quote: "The one who sins becomes the slave of sin." and "Sin is cancer, it eats a person up." We are all human and, as such, weak in nature. Fr. Corapi is no different. Who can ever forget hearing him describe the day of his ordination!! - at the Vatican!! - by Blessed John Paul II!! We were told that Fr. Corapi was given the gift of "Apostolic preaching" and, as such, utilized it to draw catholics deeper into a relationship with Jesus Christ and the Blessed Mother. In his video, he "prides" himself on this gift that he plans to use by exploiting the social media - Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. But what will be his message? He does not reveal that. If anything, I get the impression he himself does not know. He "prides" himself on telling viewers that his autobiography is nearly finished. At this point in time, given the fact he has left the priesthood, of what value is it to a devout catholic? (I am presuming the autobiography includes his conversion story and his studies to become a priest).
This is a man very much conflicted. It is apparent from his garb and inability to look directly into the camera. He is wearing a Harley Davidson jacket. When Bishop Hubbard closed 5 of 6 parishes in a nearby community, the poorly catechized and angry catholics took shelter in a local evangelical church. Their minister also wears Harley Davidson attire.
What concerns me most about this situation, however, are those people who were drawn into the Catholic Church from watching his EWTN program on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and those catholics, in communities such as mine that are shepherded by progressive bishops, who looked up to Fr. Corapi as the voice of orthodox teaching, calling the church's children back home. In yet another quote he says: "We don't come to you preaching worldly wisdom, we come to preach Jesus Christ and the Cross." That is the message that drew the flocks to this shepherd. What is the impact on them from his scandalous behavior? Therein lies the worst sin of all!
I will end this post with another quote from Fr. Corapi: "St. Francis said to the sinful priest, after kissing his feet, "All I know is that your hands bring me Jesus Christ, I know nothing else."" Please remember this priest in your daily prayers!