Corapi was never a draw to me, he had nothing to teach me(I dont need basic-advanced catechesis) and his presentation voice seemed contrived. I’m an ‘Al Kresta Man’ for many years. How the faith intersects with culture, politics and the clash of philosophies.
Interestingly both served in special forces. Or rather in Corapi's case he claimed to be on his way to being a Green Beret before an injury sidelined him to a desk job.
Speaking of which, something that puzzled me for a while is now starting to make sense. Why did Corapi have bodyguards? I'd read about this and it seemed strange that a priest would feel he needed such protection. Then i heard Corapi say that he feared the forces of the Enemy, that Satan is looking to take down any powerful voice that opposes him (or words to that effect), and after seeing his interview with Fr Pacwa i attributed the bodyguards and the sleepless, fearful nights to paranoia (especially in light of him having spent time in a mental hospital as a young man).
Now though, after reading more about his military exaggerations and seeing how some had been pursuing the matter (Corapi military) i think his fears may have had a more earthly source - instead of an attack from Satan and one of his minions perhaps he really feared a retired Green Beret looking to take him to task for pretending to be one of them.
Which leads to another thought. In recent years Corapi has had a lot of mysterious health problems. In light of what we now know or at least suspect, which puts many of his personal anecdotes into question, it is at least conceivable that Corapi was using these mysterious illnesses as a way to quiet down questions about his military past which were starting to come up more and more. In other words, who is going to aggressively pursue such a story about someone that is apparently suffering through and seeking treatment for what could be a fatal illness? Perhaps he was just using the sickness (if he was even sick at all) as a way to lay low for a while, which he did by suspending his public appearances (conferences and the like) for quite some time.