Author Topic: The Network Gone Wrong (Read 6776 times)

Belloc · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2012, 07:15:57 AM »

Quote from: alaric

"Then, in 2011, Fr. John Corapi, perhaps the single biggest celebrity in EWTN's history, was removed from the network after an investigative panel appointed by his order alleged continuing sɛҳuąƖ improprieties, drug abuse, and a lavish lifestyle contrary to his vow of poverty (to which the order, it must be said, had previously failed to object). As I noted in a column for The Remnant, in response to the report Corapi "issued an evasive non-denial and purported to 'resign' from the priesthood rather than contest the charges against him. 'That era of my life is sadly ended,' he said, speaking of his sacred priesthood as if it were a job opportunity that had reached an unfortunate dead end." I further noted that "Shortly thereafter Corapi appeared in a video on his [now defunct] website wearing a leather Harley Davidson jacket, his head shaven and his gray beard dyed black, to announce that he would pursue an Internet career under the bizarre moniker 'Black SheepDog."

I don't believe Fr Corapi admitted to anything and accused one of his previous employees (female) of false accusation and sensationalism, maybe even in an attempt to shake his ministry down for money, I don't know. But he said for years he was marked by the liberals and ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖs in the Church and they would eventually take him down, which they did. there still hasn't been any real closure to this saga and the good father has been silent for the better part of a year now, maybe in obedience to his superiors, again, I don't know.

I actually liked Fathers style when I first seen him on his old Catechism series years ago but I think the fame, success, and money might have tempted him into backsliding into his old ways, he was of course a "shrewd" business man back in his "bad old days" before his recovery back into the Church and evetually the ministry. I'm personally hoping he comes out vindicated from this scandal, but it doesn't look good at this point.

The whole "Black Sheep dog" thing was just bizarre.

I liked much of what he did/said as well, brought me back to going to Mass......but the investigations, by Church and secular, revealed a guy living way too well for a priest.......whatever moral accusations aside.....several cars, boats and I always had issues with "why does this order priest live alone, in the wilderness, when others live and are assigned duties"

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2012, 10:05:34 AM »

Quote from: Caraffa

The Network Gone Wrong
Goes Wrong... Again

by Christopher A. Ferrara
September 12, 2012

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Has EWTN lost its collective mind? Sirico may have repented for his sins, but how could those responsible for EWTN's content think that a network that holds itself out as the gold standard of conservative Catholicism can simply overlook his utterly abominable past? No one whose résumé includes a career as a militant ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ activist and "gαy man" should have been ordained to the priesthood in the first place. Of all the intelligent priests available for commentary on affairs of the day, this is the man they choose? What is going on here?

Since my book was published, I have had communications from EWTN insiders who warned me that I don't know the half of what has gone wrong at the network. I suspect that they are right, and that my book only scratched the surface of the problem. Yet the propagandists of the neo-Catholic establishment, led by EWTN, cluck their tongues at Father Nicholas Gruner, who has honored his vows and kept the Faith unswervingly. Such is the "diabolical disorientation" that afflicts the human element of the Church today, to quote Sister Lucia of Fatima once again.

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Selectively promoting perverts and criticizing other faithful priests -- Hmm...

Sounds reminiscent of the recent trend out of Menzingen: selectively promoting
Fellayite yes-men and sanctioning the courageous few who dare to stand up to
the neo-modernist tendencies in the SSPX leadership.

The difference is, EWTN's corruption is more aptly described as "depravity," while
Menzingen's is at a low-level in comparison, but nonetheless, headed in the same
direction.

Quote from: Iuvenalis

One more thing: consider the source.

Ferrara is 'interesting' in terms of which heretics he defends (he defends mightily Mother Angelica who promoted religious indifferentism for one) and which ones he decries.

He is quick to point a finger at guys that travelled around doing lectures and selling books (people I will call "Professional Catholics") and seems to be quite unaware of the irony of him making such denunciations.

Are you suggesting that Ferrara is culpable of the same misdeeds as those he
criticizes? Maybe you're forgetting that he's a lawyer, and as such, sometimes
is asked to defend someone who isn't entirely squeaky clean? Mother Angelica
may have "promoted religious indifferentism for one," but does that mean that
a lawyer shouldn't defend her when she's attacked unjustly on other accounts?

And just because Ferrara travels around giving lectures and selling books, he is
therefore unqualified to denounce the misdeeds of anyone else who travels
around giving lectures and selling books?

You must live in a strange reality.

Raoul76 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2012, 05:05:50 PM »

Belloc said:

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I liked much of what he did/said as well, brought me back to going to Mass......but the investigations, by Church and secular, revealed a guy living way too well for a priest.......whatever moral accusations aside.....several cars, boats and I always had issues with "why does this order priest live alone, in the wilderness, when others live and are assigned duties"

I don't know much about Father Corapi who I'm sure is really "Father" Corapi, but this is a Protestantized notion. Throughout the history of the Church many of the clergy and Popes have been from wealthy families and had money. Is this the greatest thing for the faith? In most cases, probably not, but you can be a priest and have money.

It is the Prots who then come and use the flaws of the priests, as well as their wealth, against them. It comes from an erroneous set of ideals, the same one that makes them complain about the wealth of Rome. The key is to be poor in spirit. So Father Corapi may be worldly in his behavior, I don't know, but the clergy can have money.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2012, 05:53:08 PM »

EWTN and its personalities are really irrelevant.

The scandals just show the helplessness of what Stevus calls the "neocaths"

Sigismund · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2012, 07:21:36 PM »

Quote from: Raoul76

Belloc said:
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I liked much of what he did/said as well, brought me back to going to Mass......but the investigations, by Church and secular, revealed a guy living way too well for a priest.......whatever moral accusations aside.....several cars, boats and I always had issues with "why does this order priest live alone, in the wilderness, when others live and are assigned duties"

I don't know much about Father Corapi who I'm sure is really "Father" Corapi, but this is a Protestantized notion. Throughout the history of the Church many of the clergy and Popes have been from wealthy families and had money. Is this the greatest thing for the faith? In most cases, probably not, but you can be a priest and have money.

It is the Prots who then come and use the flaws of the priests, as well as their wealth, against them. It comes from an erroneous set of ideals, the same one that makes them complain about the wealth of Rome. The key is to be poor in spirit. So Father Corapi may be worldly in his behavior, I don't know, but the clergy can have money.

You can be a diocesan priest and have money. You can't be a member of a religious order vowed to poverty and live like a prince.