John Corapi has vanished. I feel sorry for him, and I think the less said the better. Wherever he is and however he is, we should pray for him and forgive him and hope for the best. I wrote about
priests and pedestals here when the storm first blew up. You might care to read it again.
Well said Fr., I agree!
ReplyDeleteI checked on his website a month back and it was looking weedy and overgrown and I figured he was about to go offline if he hadn't already.
ReplyDeleteI occasionally remember to pray for him, but I'll try to pray more often.
I looked to see if there was anything on Google News in the last 6 months about him, and not seeing anything related to this John Corapi.
ReplyDelete"No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true." - Nathaniel Hawthorne
ReplyDeletePerhaps Fr. Corapi has discerned that his true face is not that of "the black sheepdog" after all. It must be very difficult to try to reshape one's identity into such after having once been indelibly configured to Christ in one's person and priesthood, and then in all practical and functional points, lose that identity. So, certainly, prayers for him and his conversion and return to Holy Mother Church.
Praying for him, it's not too late for him to "come home"...unitl it is.
ReplyDeleteLooks like his site was deleted by author. No idea if his Facebook page is still active.
ReplyDeleteFather is right of course about praying for him.
His silence is itself an answer to prayers. He is not actively leading others astray, as I had feared, and we can count on any reconciliation being much quieter than his stormy exit. Let us pray that this is already underway.
ReplyDeleteGod's ways are not our ways... I thank you for the reminder to pray for Fr. Corapi, I was wondering a couple of days ago what had happened to him. May our Blessed Mother shelter him beneath her mantle.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I think: John Corapi has gone through many 'phases' in his life; I think for 20 years he used the priesthood as a means to an end. It worked for a while.
ReplyDeleteSo much for his rogue-priest superstardom.
Fr. I agree. I believe he did much good before things came to this pass. I shall pray for him, and for those who were -- and are -- free with their uninformed judgments.
ReplyDeleteWe added him to our night prayers some months ago and continue. Hopefully, he will find the way back home. Meanwhile, the silence is probably a good thing, at least that's how I've been considering it.
ReplyDeleteI never followed him closely but it seems he was in a position to influence many people. There are many pitfalls along the way of life. Hopefully *WE* can keep muddling through and find the path to truth and the happy ending we all hope for.
Kay
The bigger the repressed moral scold, the bigger the fall. It's just as true with Evangelicals (Ted Haggard) as it is with Roman Catholics (Corapi). You can almost set your watch from the time someone becomes a minor celebrity among the religious for scolding people for all their sins (usually of a sexual nature) to the time they get caught committing one of the sins they rail against (usually, again, of a sexual nature).
ReplyDeleteWow, reality Check is so perceptive...(s)he has discovered that we are all sinners, and even the great critics of sin are themselves often transgressors. Just like when politicians scold corpoerations and even us little people for being greedy when they themselves are thieves.
ReplyDeleteOf course, it doesn't make the *message* wrong, even when the messengers are themselves flawed.
I was over at Pat Madrid's blog ... even after the last year, Fr. Corapi has both kneejerk defenders and kneejerk detractors. It's still a truly sad situation, and whatever he's doing now, I hope and pray his life is filled with grace.
ReplyDeletePride is a serious sin.
ReplyDeleteSelf-exaltation is a sign of pride (let me boast [instead] in Christ Jesus).
But let's also remember "oh felix culpa" and the Savior who comes as Redeemer.
Fr. Corapi did much good. Let us pray for him and not judge him. When someone has the gift of being a charismatic speaker, it is easy to fall, so let's remember, we are all sinners in this world. Most of our sins are rather anonymous and his penance will be played out (hopefully) in private. He brought many to God...
ReplyDeleteWhile I have to admit I am as curious as everyone else as to the fate of Father Corapi but I DO pray and hope with all my heart that he has either returned to his order or even if he has not that he is safe,healthy and in a state of grace and I will continue to pray for him and his soul..
ReplyDeleteI, too, believe he did much good. Whatever actually happened, and we may never know, he still spoke the truth and led many back to conviction in their faith. I personally credit his teaching as one of the ways God moved and shaped me in my return from the protestant church to my Catholic roots. As a pastor, I found what he taught to be deeply powerful, and, if one took the time to check, was what the Church teaches, always taught, and always will teach. He shaped my teaching and willingness to be bold for the faith in the face of secular attacks-- which too cost me my ministry, but afforded me the opportunity to bring myself and my family back into union with the Bishop of Rome. Yes, the messenger is human, and many times the messenger can get caught up in 'celebrity' or 'worldliness,'and have a muddied personal example, but as was stated upstream - it doesn't mean his message was wrong. I pray for him regularly, and pray that he is well wherever he is.
ReplyDeleteI, too, believe he did much good. Whatever actually happened, and we may never know, he still spoke the truth and led many back to conviction in their faith. I personally credit his teaching as one of the ways God moved and shaped me in my return from the protestant church to my Catholic roots. As a pastor, I found what he taught to be deeply powerful, and, if one took the time to check, was what the Church teaches, always taught, and always will teach. He shaped my teaching and willingness to be bold for the faith in the face of secular attacks-- which too cost me my ministry, but afforded me the opportunity to bring myself and my family back into union with the Bishop of Rome. Yes, the messenger is human, and many times the messenger can get caught up in 'celebrity' or 'worldliness,'and have a muddied personal example, but as was stated upstream - it doesn't mean his message was wrong. I pray for him regularly, and pray that he is well wherever he is.
ReplyDeleteI apologize for the double post. This technology said my "characters" didn't match what was posted and made me submit agian. I guess it did!
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ReplyDeleteFather Corapi is still a brother priest and I pray for him everyday...
ReplyDeleteHe brought my son back to confession and the church. John said Satan was always near him as Satan is often with those who are sharing God's words. so maybe he fell but I pray he stands tall again soon. I will never forget his powerful messages and pray for him very often.
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Quite frankly, this is between Fr C and God. God does not judge until we are dead, so what gives us the right to? No one knows what is in his head or heart.
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