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I'm basing it on Corapi's blog. Where is the rosary mentioned in there?
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You are missing a lot of things in your assessment. Those things you are so fast to accuse him of he did not do in a vacuum by himself, he had advice from a Bishop, the head of SOLT and canon and regular lawyers
The oxygen thieves thing is not new, he's said that for years. See 2:57.
YouTube - ‪Fr. Corapi and Corruption in the Church‬‏
And again, as far as the civil suit and it's effect on Canon Law, he's following the advice of two very holy men...
Again...where is the blessed Mary in his new journey?
This person obviously cares a lot about Corapi, but is willing to show him where he's going wrong.
Just pointing out that the oxygen thieves reference is not a new development as you alluded, nor is he pursuing a civil suit of his own accord, but under the advisement of his lawyers, and more importantly, the Founder of his order and Bishop Gracida who incardinated SOLT and ran the diocese of Corpus Christi.
A few holy men have directed him otherwise... It's a difficult situation. As for his not mentioning the Blessed Virgin or Our Lord, perhaps it has something to do with his suspension of public ministry, or maybe it is a fresh wound that needs time to heal, I honestly don't know. Watching that YouTube video made me realize the profundity of his gift, and the sadness of this situation. Guilty or not, his ministry will forever be effected. Jesus weeps.
Kinda difficult to do with a holy Bishop and the Founder of SOLT advising you to take a route that puts you at odds with current leadership... All I'm saying is we don't know the whole story. They had a picture of a lady leaving Padre Pio's house and made all kinds of claims and look how that ended. We can say all we want about how he is handling the situation, but from what I know of Bishop Gracida, it would be a difficult thing to ignore his advice.
You're behind the times my friend.They were stopped because Corapi sensed SOLT was not properly adhering to canon law in his case. And based on what happened many articles of canon law was not followed by SOLT.
Considering she is the one making the allegations then she is the one who has to prove herself and provide weight and substantial evidence to her claim. She originally is the accuser, not the defendant, and the accuser has to provide a substantial base and credibility to their allegations. Corapi did not stop the investigation but rather SOLT viewed his civil suit as putting "pressure" on the woman which is what stopped it. Secondly SOLT did not properly investigate the accusations and instead suspended Corapi without making any attempt to first investigate the charges.
Other co-workers who worked with Corapi saw this woman do this. There are eyewitnesses to her threats and her attacks.
Yes, and who is the defendant here? Corapi. Not the woman. His civil suit regarding defamation and breach of contract is a secondary case that was brought forth due to the damage of character that has been caused. The civil suit was viewed as putting undue pressure on the woman, which is what caused the case to be stopped.
.Corapi is the defendant in the case, not the woman. Innocent till proven guilty regards the defendant. Any secondary court cases regarding slander and libel is a secondary issue that stems from Corapi originally being the defendant to the case.
I will be attacked for this, but Corapi is arrogant and thinks he is above the law. He wants his parishioners to be obedient to the magisterium, but when it comes to him no.
I say, don't let the door hit you in the backside. I knew it from jump street and I let my intuition be known on this forum. Corapi was a sketchy guy and I think he was in the ministry for all the wrong reason.
SOLTs statements are utterly guilty of detraction. Why would SOLT make such a statement public if they supposedly respect the privacy of their members? Hence SOLT just becomes as guilty as trying to use a public forum to try to degrade and rid someone. How long as Corapi been with SOLT? and then all of a sudden he is unfit for priestly ministry? Candidateship to SOLT doesn't even list anything regarding taking a vow of poverty, and yet they claim that Corapi didn't follow the vows of poverty in their society? Something just doesn't add up right
Secondly, why are these supposed facts from them always from anonymous peoples who they don't even list or name. The amount of vagueness regarding 'some woman in Montana' and hearsay from people not even named seems really unconvincing to me. Sexting? Do they actually even have the text messages from his phone to prove this even?
From Corapi's Blog:
I resigned because the process used by the Church is grossly unjust, and, hence, immoral. I resigned because I had no chance from the beginning of a fair and just hearing.
A lot of things in life are unjust--are we supposed to just walk when the going gets tough? With that philosophy, why not just get a divorce when your marriage is on the rocks?
After reading this blog entry, I keep getting the feeling it's all about him and not the church or it's people.
the worst of all of this is Corapi leaving the priesthood. His sermons brought many to Christ. His section on the radio was always on when I went to work in my car and now because of this I cannot hear him preach anymore when I go to work in my car in the morning. The only other show I liked was "Life is worth Living", but while I love Fulton Sheen he speaks from an era that is different than today, whereas Corapi spoke about what was happening this moment.
If a spouse is being abused, a separation is advised by the Church.
It certainly has that appearance
At the completion of this year and upon the discernment with those involved, the men receive the habit and make temporary promises of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for one year. At the end of this year, the men will also discern with Our Ladys Society if they are called to be priest in the Society or if they are to remain permanent brothers in the Society.
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity - Formation
Our greatest blessings are quite often our greatest curses. I definitely think he has an ego, but that does not make him guilty. SOLT stood to make a lot of money from Fr. Corapi through the changes they made to their structure, and that fact could very well be clouding judgment on both sides. I feel like I am beating a dead horse and no one is noticing, but Bishop Gracida and Father James Flanagan both advised him in his present course of legal action, and that cannot be easily discounted.
For the internet-canon lawyers out there, if SOLT has as much evidence as they claim and now feel justified in releasing details publicly, why could the case not move forward? They originally stated that the investigation had ceased and they "...had not arrived at any conclusion as to the credibility of the allegations under investigation."
that's the one part of the site I could find anything even written on taking vows of poverty regarding SOLT. Its pretty clear Corapi did not take vows of poverty with them, otherwise he would never have been with them in the first place since they already knew of his ministry and public speaking.
That fact that SOLT was with Corapi for years and didn't say anything about his vows of poverty during that time before this happened. Then all of a sudden after his character assassination they make allegations regarding his vows of poverty. If they were so concerned why did they take him on in the first place?
I think once your name is smeared in the mud you have a tendency to be thrown under the bus.
The accuser also physically attacked the radio station producer
Bishop Gracida is one of the holiest priests the Church has, David. You would be wise to listen to what he says.
In some ways it can. He was not a parish priest. Father Corapi has certain gifts that the founder of SOLT recognized and provided a loose structure to allow him to take best advantage of those gifts... Given that he is innocent of the charges leveled against him, if he abused that laxity (which would mostly be a matter of opinion) then that still does not change the validity of the structure he was under. I don't personally care that he had a motorcycle, large house, etc. If he donated to charity and wasn't under a vow of poverty, why begrudge him that...?
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