Posted on 07/05/2011 10:29:33 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
NEW Statement from SOLT on Father John Corapi
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Here is the statement that I received this morning:
July 5, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From: Rev. Gerard Sheehan, solt Regional Priest Servant Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Robstown, Texas
Fr. John A. Corapi submitted his resignation from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity ("SOLT") early in June. SOLT is a Society of Apostolic Life of Diocesan Right with its regional office in Robstown, Texas.
While SOLT does not typically comment publicly on personnel matters, it recognizes that Fr. John Corapi, through his ministry, has inspired thousands of faithful Catholics, many of whom continue to express their support of him. SOLT also recognizes that Fr. Corapi is now misleading these individuals through his false statements and characterizations. It is for these Catholics that SOLT, by means of this announcement, seeks to set the record straight.
A woman, well known to Fr. John Corapi, mailed SOLT a signed letter detailing allegations of Fr. Corapi's sexual activity with adult women, abuse of alcohol and drugs, improper sacramental practices, violation of his promise of poverty, and other wrongdoing.
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SOLT's fact-finding team has acquired information from Fr. Corapi's e-mails, various witnesses, and public sources that, together, state that, during his years of public ministry:
He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute; He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs; He has recently engaged in sexting activity with one or more women in Montana; He holds legal title to over $1 million in ...
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I am speechless.
Fr. John Corapi resigned over his inability to receive fair treatment over allegations against him; he evidently saw this coming.
Make that 2 of us. What shame.
Whenever he was on t.v. I would always tell my son, “one day, he will be a saint!”.
I look back on that and just cringe. For my part, it was pride, pure and simple. That someone like me, a speck of dust, could ever predict WHO God would make a saint. I’ve learned my lesson here, painfully so.
He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute; He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs; He has recently engaged in sexting activity with one or more women in Montana;On the one hand, they establish that there is much more to Corapi's scandal then simply the allegations of a thoroughly impeached former employee. On the other, his apparent evasiveness in resigning seems wise, since his former community seems so willing to convict him without due process.
The link doesn’t take me to the rest of the SOLT statement. Or am I missing something?
Freegards
Corapi ping.
Apparently so are the witnesses.
SOLT has contemporaneously with the issuance of this press release directed Fr. John Corapi, under obedience, to return home to the Society’s regional office and take up residence there. It has also ordered him, again under obedience, to dismiss the lawsuit he has filed against his accuser.As a program director for a Catholic media outfit, like, say EWTN, I would certainly feel obliged to decline any new material from Fr. Corapi. On the other hand, if I were Fr. Corapi, I would respond with one big, "Bite me," obedience or not.
SOLT's prior direction to Fr. John Corapi not to engage in any preaching or teaching, the celebration of the sacraments or other public ministry continues. Catholics should understand that SOLT does not consider Fr. John Corapi as fit for ministry.
They sure went after this man with a vengeance,,, yet, they excuse the homo molester types again and again, moving them away,,, and impeding investigations. Thats their track record.
SO whats up here,, have they suddenly seen the light? Or were they after Corapi for other more political reasons?
Can you imagine what his poor mother is going through. I have been thinking about her alot. What a cross to carry :(
Who are "they"? Do you mean the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity?
He did a lot of good in bringing people closer to the Church and to God, but he was, in the end, a troubled person and living a lie.
I have pity for him but he needs to go away now and focus on getting his life in order.
The catholic church. Im not familiar with the highly structured legalistic in’s and outs of their structure,,,and i know there always this fiction that this group is legally insulated from that group, and that Rome barely has a say,,etc etc,.
But im referring to the fact that leftist, marxist, homos in the priesthood have been hidden and protected. My friends brother went to a seminary and left in disgust at the rampant gay subculture.
But for some reason,,,with Corapi, they were on him like champs.
And i wonder about this accuser. Something doesnt smell right.
It could be something as small as petty jealousy of his success. Bosses sometimes don’t like successful subordinates.
Something stinks.
My mother in law is here this weekend, and we were talking about things. Something isn’t right.
The content at the link and at another site with the same content has apparently been scrubbed. I do have a copy of it though:
NEW Statement from SOLT on Father John Corapi
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Here is the statement that I received this morning:
July 5, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From: Rev. Gerard Sheehan, solt Regional Priest Servant Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Robstown, Texas
Fr. John A. Corapi submitted his resignation from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (”SOLT”) early in June. SOLT is a Society of Apostolic Life of Diocesan Right with its regional office in Robstown, Texas.
While SOLT does not typically comment publicly on personnel matters, it recognizes that Fr. John Corapi, through his ministry, has inspired thousands of faithful Catholics, many of whom continue to express their support of him. SOLT also recognizes that Fr. Corapi is now misleading these individuals through his false statements and characterizations. It is for these Catholics that SOLT, by means of this announcement, seeks to set the record straight.
A woman, well known to Fr. John Corapi, mailed SOLT a signed letter detailing allegations of Fr. Corapi’s sexual activity with adult women, abuse of alcohol and drugs, improper sacramental practices, violation of his promise of poverty, and other wrongdoing.
After receiving the allegation, SOLT formed a three person fact-finding team to ensure that it handled this matter in accordance with canonical norms. The team included a priest-canonist, a psychiatrist, and a lawyer. Two were members of religious orders, and one was a lay Catholic. Two were men, and one was a woman. All three have national reputations and substantial experience in ecclesiastical processes related to priest disciplinary issues.
As the Society was engaging this team, Fr. Corapi filed a civil lawsuit against his principal accuser. He contended that she had defamed him and breached her contract. The contract, according to Corapi’s lawsuit, contained a provision binding the woman to silence about him. He offered the woman $100,000 to enter this agreement.
SOLT’s fact-finding team subsequently learned that Fr. Corapi may have negotiated contracts with other key witnesses that precluded them from speaking with SOLT’s fact-finding team. Many of these witnesses likely had key information about the accusations being investigated and declined to answer questions and provide documents.
When the fact-finding team asked Fr. Corapi to dismiss the lawsuit, to forbear from foreclosing his mortgage, and to release her and other individuals from their contractual obligations to remain silent about him, he refused to do so and, through his canonical advocate, stated: “It is not possible for Father Corapi to answer the Commission’s questions at this time.”
SOLT’s fact-finding team has acquired information from Fr. Corapi’s e-mails, various witnesses, and public sources that, together, state that, during his years of public ministry:
He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute; He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs; He has recently engaged in sexting activity with one or more women in Montana; He holds legal title to over $1 million in real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a boat dock, and several motor boats, which is a serious violation of his promise of poverty as a perpetually professed member of the Society.
SOLT has contemporaneously with the issuance of this press release directed Fr. John Corapi, under obedience, to return home to the Society’s regional office and take up residence there. It has also ordered him, again under obedience, to dismiss the lawsuit he has filed against his accuser.
SOLT’s prior direction to Fr. John Corapi not to engage in any preaching or teaching, the celebration of the sacraments or other public ministry continues. Catholics should understand that SOLT does not consider Fr. John Corapi as fit for ministry.
Father Sheehan will not be available for comments as he is attending the SOLT General Chapter from July 5-23.
You need to provide a working link for this immediately. If this is a hoax, it is not humorous.
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