Editor: A lot of people have been drawn in to the abuse craze and the abuse-hoax here by working wittingly or otherwise to perpetuate and substantiate stupidity of these uncanonical and therefore unjust zero tolerance polices. All you need is an accusation to suspend someone. So, some anonymous person makes a phone call, and all of a sudden, boom, Father McBrien is out of a job teaching at Notre Dame? Well, I'm sure that if Father McBrien were accused of abuse, the application of the procedure would be very different.
This whole thing is dishonest and people shouldn't be surprised when the special pleading the Bishops have been engaging in for the last forty-plus years comes back to haunt them.
Don't mean to pick too much on Mark Shea. He still thinks Father Corapi violated his vows, but at least he apologized. His vitriol has been pretty typical of a lot of people who should know better, like here. Anyhow, some people are going to eat their crow for being unreasonable and others aren't.
And speaking of dishonesty, "Catholic" Online can't even get the story straight. Father Corapi isn't leaving the Church. Last time we checked, Catholic Online was stealing an artist's work and not crediting them with it.
Here's a great response to clear up some of the "hoo-ha" in this "kerfluffle":
Great Pyrenees Sheep Dog Guarding the Flock
FIRST OF ALL LET ME ESTABLISH THAT I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH FATHER CORAPI.
The fact that he has chosen the nom de plume of The Black Sheep Dog is revealing: he cares for the flock of sheep he has been ministering to all these years, sheep that he well knows are of the Lord’s flock, not his.
As a suspended priest he cannot function publicly as a priest, but he can continue to evangelize as long as he does not present himself to the public as a priest.
Every baptized person is given the obligation of being a witness to the truth, of being an evangelizer. In Father Corapi’s case, the obligation is all the greater in view of the gift of the sacramental priesthood he has been given. Prevented (hopefully only temporarily) from exercising that priesthood in a public manner during his suspension, he is aware of his obligation to be a witness to the truth and to continue to evangelize. He evidently intends to do so until his suspension is lifted not as Father John Corapi but as The Black Sheep Dog.
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From the "Making Things Visible" weblog:
ReplyDeleteFr. Corapi - Clarity
June 20, 2011
http://makingthingsvisible.blogspot.com/2011/06/fr-corapi-clarity.html
There is a good article at National Catholic Register (http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/father-corapis-bombshell), which sheds some light on the Fr. Corapi resignation. They spoke to Fr.'s superior, whom reveals that Fr. had a signed contract with his accuser which forbid her to speak about anything that happened while she was employed by him. He has since filed a civil suit against her. The suit he has filed is the primary roadblock in the investigation. Which, it would seem, is what prompted him to shift the blame to the Church by saying that the he is expected to forfeit all of his civil and human rights.
Fr.'s Superior also confirms that he has sent his letter of resignation to the order and the priesthood. The order has requested confirmation and are waiting for it at this time. Check out the rest of the article.
Such letters are a commonplace. I guess people will feel that since Father had his employee sign such a letter that it's an admission of guilt on his part....
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't change anything. She made a libelous statement which was also in violation of her original contract.
ReplyDeleteA woman scorned...
All of that discussion about offering Father Corapi a place to live in community with Solt doesn't change the fact that the Bishop and the Society have put a muzzle on him.