Ping!
It's mean of a priest to defend himself.
They are not supposed to do that!
The trial-lawyer lawsuit-lottery against the Church might be in danger if this becomes a trend.
Good for him .
As a Priest he probably couldn’t sue her, as a citizen he has every right and I hope he wins.
This woman has destroyed this mans ministry ,his life, and his good name ,and his only real way to get it back is to prove she lies.
I have no idea whether or not Corapi is guilty or innocent. And neither does Clohessy or SNAP. Clohessy just assumes Corapi is guilty. And that's why he and SNAP have lost all credibility.
All fairminded people understand the how vulnerable priests, scout leaders, and teachers all are to accusations that can destroy their lives and careers. All because someone sees an opportunity to make a few bucks.
Why the hell can’t he sue her? Way to go, Catholic priest. About time one of them has some balls. Take that - ‘victims rights group’.
Interesting. Maybe this is why he resigned from the priesthood—so he could countersue. I doubt whether the bishop would have let him do this, but now he is free to do so.
I’m still reserving judgment on this, but it will be fascinating to see what happens down the road.
As for SNAP, it’s primary interest is in making big money through lawsuits. It’s secondary interest is bashing the Catholic Church. And it’s tertiary interest, at most, is helping the victims.
Ambulance chasers, or in this case priest chasers. Most priests can’t fight back, and the church can always sell off its schools and hospitals to pay them plenty money—at the cost of Catholic parishioners and charities.
“”I think it is reprehensible that he would sue her,” said David Clohessy, national director of the victims rights group. “Clearly, he is trying to intimidate her.” He said a priest suing his accuser is unusual.”
LOL, it is reprhensible to defend oneself, I don’t think so.
Even if everything of which Fr. Corapi is accused were true, how is an adult woman who had a consensual sexual relationship with a man who was not her husband a “survivor” of “abuse”?
This kind of heavy breathing hysteria, as well as the demands for huge amounts of money, are an embarassment to any person of integrity. “I did something I shouldn’t have. Now give me millions!” This is a “victim”?
SNAP shows its true colors. Thus far their business model has been pretty safe.
Clohessy's professional career includes working as a community organizer in low income neighborhoods, and as a union organizer representing low wage workers. He has also done political and public relations consulting. Clohessy helped elect St. Louis' first African American mayor, later joining his communications staff. He also helped elect the city's first female prosecutor (Dee Joyce Hayes), and guided school districts and other public entities seeking tax and bond measures at the ballot box.
Wow first I am hearing of this I loved Fr corapi’s sermons/ lectures, I hope these are false accusations against him and he comes out of this even stronger.
Good for him. My feeling regarding Fr. Corapi’s actions over the last couple of weeks was that he wasn’t going to take this laying down. And I think in this day and age, this is exactly how innocent priests are going to have to respond. I realize Padre Pio never sued anyone, but it’s a far cry from those days.
Fight the devil everywhere.
He is scary strange.
A very odd news article. It says that he filed a lawsuit, which is a public record. Why didn’t the author read it and give us some specifics from the petition and response?
Sounds good to me, we are not supposed to sue one another but whats good for the goose should be good for the gander.
Methinks SNAP doth protest too much...
“The bigger they are, the harder they fall!”