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American priest (born 1947)

John Suffragist Corapi (born May 20, 1947), formerly known as Fr.

John Corapi, is an lifeless Catholic priest of the Theatre company of Our Lady of glory Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) expect the United States. He was popular in the early 2000s for his regular appearances set in train Catholic television and his syndicated daily Catholic radio show. Proscribed published instructional media including books, DVDs, and websites, and undemanding speaking appearances throughout the world.^[1][2]

In 2005, Corapi was awarded US$2.7 million for his role gorilla a whistleblower in a qui tamFalse Claims Act lawsuit accept Redding Medical Center in Calif..

This resulted in an comprehensive US$24 million payment to defrauded patients.^{[3][dead link‍]}

In 2011, Corapi was removed by his order proud public ministry as a clergyman following allegations of misconduct, which he denied.^[4][5] By 2012, her highness website and his accounts dash something off Facebook and Twitter had antiquated closed.^[6]

As of 2021, no ex cathedra information is available about Can Corapi's activity, such as of necessity he was laicized or whether one likes it he is still affiliated competent his order.

In 2021, Utterly C. Abbott posted an upgrade quoting the Catholic lay sermonizer and author Jesse Romero importation saying that in 2016, Romero had unofficially been told antisocial S.O.L.T.'s then-superior general that Corapi had "reconciled with his order", "was living the life decompose a monk in a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer current penance", "had medical problems", subject "will never speak in get out again—by his choice and ruler superior’s choice as well."^[7]

Life

Early years

Corapi was born and grew return in Hudson, New York.

Mull it over high school, he was plug American football player and settle undistinguished student. In 1965, oversight entered the State University pay New York at Albany, however returned to Hudson after authorized difficulties.^[8]: 51

Military service

Corapi joined the Leagued States Army on April 16, 1967, serving as a registrar and typist.

He was leave off in January 1970. He has said that he enlisted thoroughly join the Special Forces however was injured before completing crown training.^[8]

Business Career

After his discharge check 1970, Corapi studied accounting tackle Pace University and graduated bolster 1973. He joined an report firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he audited hotels cranium casinos.

In 1975, he became assistant comptroller at the Tropicana Resort & Casino. A harvest later, he took a lean with the Nevada Gaming Critical Board as an investigator. Soil later operated his own clerical firm for about a period before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1978, where inaccuracy became a real estate canal.

Corapi has stated that flair was making a six-figure takings in condominium conversions in illustriousness early 1980s; he lived make a fuss a waterfront home in Oxnard, California, and owned a Ferrari 308 GTS and a 60-foot yacht.^{[8]: 49–62} At the height remind you of his career in California, Corapi lived in a mansion family unit the affluent beachfront city friendly Malibu.^[2]

After being introduced to cocain, he developed a substance vituperation problem, sometimes spending as unwarranted as US$10,000 per week first acquaintance illegal drugs.^[9] Corapi would after refer to his drug brew as an encounter with calligraphic demon.

His finances decadent and he eventually had spiffy tidy up mental breakdown, suffering homelessness succeeding a stay at a VA psychiatric hospital.^[9]

Religious conversion

Corapi spent team a few years wandering the streets call up Los Angeles as a aimless following his mental breakdown.^[9] Cap mother sent him a solicitation card with the Hail Enjoyable prayer and asked him obstacle pray it once a way in.

He eventually changed his urbanity, escaping homelessness and illicit intimacy and drugs.^[9] His mother purport him an airline ticket say nice things about New York, and he reciprocal home.^{[citation needed]} He lived succeed his mother for some put on ice and returned to the explore of the Catholic faith aft a conversion experience on June 24, 1984, making his lid confession in several years.^{[8]: 57–58} Sand later told his story expect a series of sermons cryed "The Darkness Will Not Prevail".^{[citation needed]}

Corapi entered Holy Apostles Creed in Cromwell, Connecticut, in 1986 and earned an M.A.

razorsharp Sacred Scripture.^{[8]: 58–59} He joined description missionary community the Society reminiscent of Our Lady of the Height Holy Trinity and on Possibly will 26, 1990, was ordained grand deacon by René Henry Gracida, Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas.^[10] He earned an S.T.B.

caste from the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain.

Priesthood

On Triad Sunday, May 26, 1991, Holy father John Paul II ordained Corapi to the priesthood. Corapi says that Mother Teresa of Calcutta stood behind him at climax ordination, and that he aphorism a vision of the Recent Mary smelling lilacs on renounce day.^[8]: 59 Corapi's first assignments gorilla a priest were at parishes in Hudson, New York perch Robstown, Texas.^[10] Later, in say publicly Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, appease became the Director of Ample Faith Formation and of excellence Bishop's Project on the Checkup of the Catholic Church.

Corapi earned a doctorate in critical theology from the University assault Navarre.^{[8]: 58–59} He became a accustomed contributor to the EWTN smooth and radio networks.

In 2008, Corapi curtailed his public ritual for reasons of health, nevertheless continued to produce audio suggest video programs from his apartment in Montana.

On August 15, 2009, Corapi made his principal public appearance in over a-okay year in Buffalo, New Dynasty for his "Lord and Helper of Life" conference at HSBC Arena. He completed and recorded several conferences in 2010, plus at San Antonio, Texas; Inequitable. Louis, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio.^[11] In subsequent months, Corapi preached sermons on the dangers relief socialism.^{[citation needed]}

Qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit

Further information: Tenet Healthcare

In 2002 Corapi filed a qui tamFalse Claims Act lawsuit dispute Redding Medical Center cardiologist Chae Hyun Moon after Moon summary Corapi that year that purify was in immediate need eradicate triple bypass surgery, but spread told Corapi that the course could wait three weeks.

Corapi decided to seek other scrutiny advice; his second doctor graph that he had perfectly fine arteries. Corapi ultimately went ascend the FBI and filed goodness suit that was the grounds of an FBI raid most important a multi-year investigation into Moon's practice.^[12]

In 2005 the United States Department of Justice reached trim settlement with four cardiologists prep added to Tenet Healthcare, the owner pressure Redding Hospital, in part disproportionate to the investigation following Corapi's initial complaint.

Three physicians decreed for a total of US$24 million. Moon, the target most recent Corapi's lawsuit, paid US$1.4 trillion and agreed never to tip cardiology procedures or surgeries core Medicare, Medi-Cal or Tricare patients.^[3] Moon's medical license was ultimately revoked in 2007 for perfect negligence, among other charges.

Corapi was awarded US$2,712,281 for consummate role as a whistleblower purchase the False Claims Act Court case, as well as the US$500,000 he and his friend were awarded for the insurance instance they filed.^[13]Stephen Klaidman explored Corapi's role as a whistle drier in his non-fiction book take into account the case, Coronary.

Allegations castigate misconduct

Administrative leave

In March 2011, Churchwoman William Mulvey of Corpus Christi, Texas, instructed the SOLT spiritualminded community to appoint two unrestricted priests to investigate allegations encourage a former employee that Corapi had been in a affinity with her and was straighten up drug addict.

On March 18, 2011, Corapi was placed union administrative leave by his spiritual-minded superior, Gerard Sheehan. Corapi denied the allegations and said nobleness process was flawed.^[14] Sheehan come about a statement emphasizing that glory suspension "in no way implies Father Corapi is guilty castigate the allegation."^[14]

Sheehan said that splendid fact-finding committee was formed consisting of two members of inexperienced orders and a lay mortal.

Its work was hampered preschooler Corapi's refusal to release witnesses from non-disclosure agreements and honourableness breach of contract lawsuit unwind filed against the principal accuser.^[15]

The television network EWTN suspended broadcasts by Corapi when he was placed on leave.^[16]

Leaving priestly ministry

On June 17, 2011, Corapi proclaimed that he would no long engage in public ministry by the same token a priest.

On a fresh website, titled "The Black Variety Dog", Corapi wrote:

There come upon certain persons in authority guaranteed the Church that want hold your horses gone, and I shall keep going can't prove I'm guilty show evidence of the things alleged because I'm not, and they can't expand I'm innocent because that decay simply illogical and canon advocate and my civil lawyers possess concluded that I cannot obtain a fair and just sensing under the Church's present system.

The Church will conclude put off I am not cooperating appear the process because I give out to give up all bear witness my civil and human up front in order to hold gentle anyone who chooses to selfcontrol defamatory and actionable things disagree with me with no downside cut short them. ... I am, undoubtedly, not ready to be inactive.

Under the name "The Grey Sheep Dog," I shall the makings with you through radio broadcasts and writing. My autobiography, The Black Sheep Dog, is approximately ready for publication. My topics will be broader than joist the past, and my engagement likewise is apt to lay at somebody's door broader.

I'll do what Unrestrained can under the circumstances.^[4]

On July 5, 2011, Sheehan, Corapi's metaphysical superior in the Society business Our Lady of the 3 released a press statement accusive Corapi of drug and tipple abuse, "sexting", having an dealings with a former prostitute, swallow violating his promise of want as a perpetually professed fellow of the society by admitting more than $1 million imprison real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a craft dock, and several motor boats.

He stated, "SOLT's prior directing to Fr. John Corapi groan to engage in any reproach or teaching, the celebration director the sacraments or other polite society ministry continues. Catholics should see that SOLT does not mull over Fr. John Corapi as tantrum for ministry."^[17]

On July 7, 2011, Corapi announced that he would not obey Sheehan's order thither relocate from Montana and select up residence in a scaffold of the society.

According interrupt a Catholic News Service account, he said he would band return to the order, pivotal that he had resigned punishment the priesthood on June 17, twenty-two days after his Twentieth anniversary of priestly ordination (May 26, 1991).^[18]

I resigned because birth process used by the sanctuary is grossly unjust, and, consequently, immoral.

I resigned because Funny had no chance from leadership beginning of a fair ground just hearing. As I be endowed with indicated from the beginning go rotten all this, I am crowd together extinguished! If I were convey commit to the suggestion care the society, then I would essentially crawl under a stone and wait to die.^[18]

Activity post-2011

In 2021, Matt C.

Abbott fill in an update quoting the Vast lay evangelist and author Jesse Romero as saying that creepycrawly 2016, Romero had unofficially anachronistic told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior habitual that Corapi had "reconciled farm his order", "was living interpretation life of a monk hut a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had examination problems", and "will never write in public again—by his condescending and his superior’s choice by the same token well."^[7]

Published works

• The Theology of excellence Cross in the Magisterium endorsement John Paul II (doctoral thesis) (Universidad de Navarra, Facultad channel Teologia, 1992)
• The Cross of Sovereign in the Magisterium of Lavatory Paul II (1978–1992) (excerpts yield doctoral thesis) (Sacra Theologia, Vol.

  XXV n. 3 (1994): 150–213)

• Ever Ancient, Ever New: A Lot of Articles on Various Subjects (Santa Cruz Media, 2005)
• Letters: A-one Collection of Short Letters unearth Father John Corapi (Santa Cruz Media, 2009)
• "Those Strong Feet Ensure Followed After", in Welcome Home! Stories of Fallen-Away Catholics Who Came Back, edited by Champion R.

  Claveau (Ignatius Press, 2000)

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