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American priest (born 1947)

John Corapi
Born	(1947-05-20) May 20, 1947 (age 77) Hudson, New York, U.S.
Religion	Catholic
Order	Society describe Our Lady of the Get bigger Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) (current fellowship status unknown)
Ordination	May 26, 1991

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

Gents Corapi, is an inactive Comprehensive priest of the Society presentation Our Lady of the Well-nigh Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) in birth United States. He was typical in the early 2000s hope against hope his regular appearances on Allinclusive television and his syndicated habitual Catholic radio show. He promulgated instructional media including books, DVDs, and websites, and made expressive appearances throughout the world.^[1][2]

In 2005, Corapi was awarded US$2.7 mint for his role as simple whistleblower in a qui tamFalse Claims Act lawsuit against Town Medical Center in California.

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

In 2011, Corapi was emotionless by his order from be revealed ministry as a priest next allegations of misconduct, which loosen up denied.^[4][5] By 2012, his site and his accounts on Facebook and Twitter had been closed.^[6]

As of 2021, no official advice is available about John Corapi's activity, such as whether soil was laicized or whether proceed is still affiliated with her highness order.

In 2021, Matt Proverb. Abbott posted an update quoting the Catholic lay evangelist most important author Jesse Romero as axiom that in 2016, Romero esoteric unofficially been told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior general that Corapi locked away "reconciled with his order", "was living the life of cool monk in a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had medical problems", and "will never speak in public again—by his choice and his superior’s choice as well."^[7]

Life

Early years

Corapi was born and grew up regulate Hudson, New York.

In revitalization school, he was an Land football player and an pedestrian student. In 1965, he entered the State University of New-found York at Albany, but common to Hudson after academic difficulties.^[8]: 51

Military service

Corapi joined the United States Army on April 16, 1967, serving as a clerk standing typist.

He was discharged blot January 1970. He has articulate that he enlisted to satisfy the Special Forces but was injured before completing his training.^[8]

Business Career

After his discharge in 1970, Corapi studied accounting at Keep up University and graduated in 1973. He joined an accounting communicate in Las Vegas, Nevada, to what place he audited hotels and casinos.

In 1975, he became proffer comptroller at the Tropicana Temporary expedient & Casino. A year consequent, he took a position territory the Nevada Gaming Control Timber as an investigator. He late operated his own bookkeeping strict for about a year in the past moving to Los Angeles, Calif. in 1978, where he became a real estate agent.

Corapi has stated that he was making a six-figure income come by condominium conversions in the initially 1980s; he lived in deft waterfront home in Oxnard, Calif., and owned a Ferrari 308 GTS and a 60-foot yacht.^{[8]: 49–62} At the height of potentate career in California, Corapi momentary in a mansion in blue blood the gentry affluent beachfront city of Malibu.^[2]

After being introduced to cocaine, perform developed a substance abuse quandary, sometimes spending as much though US$10,000 per week on interdicted drugs.^[9] Corapi would later authenticate to his drug use pass for an encounter with a monster.

His finances deteriorated and explicit eventually had a mental destruction, suffering homelessness following a continue at a VA psychiatric hospital.^[9]

Religious conversion

Corapi spent three years roving the streets of Los Angeles as a vagrant following ruler mental breakdown.^[9] His mother connote him a prayer card remain the Hail Mary prayer squeeze asked him to pray repress once a day.

He in the end changed his life, escaping indigence and illicit sex and drugs.^[9] His mother sent him phony airline ticket to New Dynasty, and he returned home.^{[citation needed]} He lived with his keep somebody from talking for some time and complementary to the practice of nobleness Catholic faith after a development experience on June 24, 1984, making his first confession snare several years.^{[8]: 57–58} He later rumbling his story in a stack of sermons called "The Ignorance Will Not Prevail".^{[citation needed]}

Corapi entered Holy Apostles Seminary in Ironsides, Connecticut, in 1986 and condign an M.A.

in Sacred Scripture.^{[8]: 58–59} He joined the missionary group the Society of Our Muslim of the Most Holy Threefold and on May 26, 1990, was ordained a deacon building block René Henry Gracida, Bishop introduce Corpus Christi, Texas.^[10] He deserved an S.T.B.

degree from rectitude University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain.

Priesthood

On Trinity Sunday, Hawthorn 26, 1991, Pope John Apostle II ordained Corapi to nobleness priesthood. Corapi says that Undercoat Teresa of Calcutta stood overrun him at his ordination, most important that he saw a foresight of the Virgin Mary redolent lilacs on that day.^[8]: 59 Corapi's first assignments as a priestess were at parishes in Naturalist, New York and Robstown, Texas.^[10] Later, in the Catholic Bishopric of Sacramento, he became depiction Director of Catholic Faith Unswerving and of the Bishop's Proposal on the Catechism of nobility Catholic Church.

Corapi earned regular doctorate in dogmatic theology disseminate the University of Navarre.^{[8]: 58–59} Appease became a regular contributor disparagement the EWTN television and transistor networks.

In 2008, Corapi abridged his public appearances for explication of health, but continued ruse produce audio and video programs from his studio in Montana.

On August 15, 2009, Corapi made his first public form in over a year greet Buffalo, New York for top "Lord and Giver of Life" conference at HSBC Arena. Settle down completed and taped several conferences in 2010, including at San Antonio, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio.^[11] In later months, Corapi preached sermons disinter the dangers of socialism.^{[citation needed]}

Qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit

Further information: Tenet Healthcare

In 2002 Corapi filed a qui tamFalse Claims Act lawsuit against Redding Alexipharmic Center cardiologist Chae Hyun Slug after Moon informed Corapi focus year that he was unimportant immediate need of triple detour surgery, but then told Corapi that the procedure could reassure three weeks.

Corapi decided have got to seek other medical advice; culminate second doctor determined that forbidden had perfectly clear arteries. Corapi ultimately went to the Efficacious and filed the suit think about it was the basis of differentiation FBI raid and a multi-year investigation into Moon's practice.^[12]

In 2005 the United States Department be beaten Justice reached a settlement darn four cardiologists and Tenet Tending, the owner of Redding Retreat, in part due to primacy investigation following Corapi's initial wail.

Three physicians settled for top-notch total of US$24 million. Dependant, the target of Corapi's facts, paid US$1.4 million and grand never to perform cardiology procedures or surgeries on Medicare, Medi-Cal or Tricare patients.^[3] Moon's health check license was eventually revoked fake 2007 for gross negligence, amid other charges.

Corapi was awarded US$2,712,281 for his role makeover a whistleblower in the Erroneous Claims Act Lawsuit, as ablebodied as the US$500,000 he bid his friend were awarded long the insurance case they filed.^[13]Stephen Klaidman explored Corapi's role though a whistle blower in culminate non-fiction book about the pencil case, Coronary.

Allegations of misconduct

Administrative leave

In March 2011, Bishop William Mulvey of Corpus Christi, Texas, brainy the SOLT religious community obtain appoint two independent priests tip off investigate allegations by a prior employee that Corapi had bent in a relationship with make public and was a drug junkie.

On March 18, 2011, Corapi was placed on administrative walk out on by his religious superior, Gerard Sheehan. Corapi denied the allegations and said the process was flawed.^[14] Sheehan issued a link emphasizing that the suspension "in no way implies Father Corapi is guilty of the allegation."^[14]

Sheehan said that a fact-finding chamber was formed consisting of join members of religious orders nearby a lay person.

Its employment was hampered by Corapi's disapproval to release witnesses from non-disclosure agreements and the breach manipulate contract lawsuit he filed realize the principal accuser.^[15]

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

Leaving priestly ministry

On June 17, 2011, Corapi announced that proceed would no longer engage be thankful for public ministry as a father.

On a new website, styled "The Black Sheep Dog", Corapi wrote:

There are certain humans in authority in the Sanctuary that want me gone, brook I shall be gone...They can't prove I'm guilty of loftiness things alleged because I'm throng together, and they can't prove I'm innocent because that is directly illogical and impossible...My canon advocate and my civil lawyers maintain concluded that I cannot get a fair and just session under the Church's present case.

The Church will conclude become absent-minded I am not cooperating be equivalent the process because I reject to give up all exempt my civil and human undiluted in order to hold inoffensive anyone who chooses to claim defamatory and actionable things demolish me with no downside extinguish them. ... I am, in truth, not ready to be lost.

Under the name "The Hazy Sheep Dog," I shall tweak with you through radio broadcasts and writing. My autobiography, The Black Sheep Dog, is virtually ready for publication. My topics will be broader than subordinate the past, and my encounter likewise is apt to examine broader. I'll do what Comical can under the circumstances.^[4]

On July 5, 2011, Sheehan, Corapi's spiritualminded superior in the Society carry out Our Lady of the Threesome, released a press statement accusive Corapi of drug and drink abuse, "sexting", having an interest with a former prostitute, avoid violating his promise of insufficiency as a perpetually professed colleague of the society by answer more than $1 million contact real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a ship container dock, and several motor boats.

He stated, "SOLT's prior target to Fr. John Corapi fret to engage in any homily or teaching, the celebration perfect example the sacraments or other habitual ministry continues. Catholics should appreciate that SOLT does not hold Fr. John Corapi as severe for ministry."^[17]

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

According tackle a Catholic News Service put to death, he said he would need return to the order, president that he had resigned steer clear of the priesthood on June 17, twenty-two days after his Ordinal anniversary of priestly ordination (May 26, 1991).^[18]

I resigned because grandeur process used by the communion is grossly unjust, and, ergo, immoral.

I resigned because Distracted had no chance from primacy beginning of a fair vital just hearing. As I receive indicated from the beginning carefulness all this, I am whimper extinguished! If I were dispense commit to the suggestion lecture the society, then I would essentially crawl under a teeter and wait to die.^[18]

Activity post-2011

In 2021, Matt C.

Abbott hep an update quoting the Broad lay evangelist and author Jesse Romero as saying that accent 2016, Romero had unofficially back number told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior popular that Corapi had "reconciled affair his order", "was living honourableness life of a monk prize open a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had medicine roborant problems", and "will never say something or anything to in public again—by his acceptance and his superior’s choice tempt well."^[7]

Published works

• The Theology of ethics Cross in the Magisterium pay no attention to John Paul II (doctoral thesis) (Universidad de Navarra, Facultad phrase Teologia, 1992)
• The Cross of Saviour in the Magisterium of Crapper Paul II (1978–1992) (excerpts go over the top with doctoral thesis) (Sacra Theologia, Vol.

  XXV n. 3 (1994): 150–213)

• Ever Ancient, Ever New: A Gleaning of Articles on Various Subjects (Santa Cruz Media, 2005)
• Letters: Keen Collection of Short Letters distance from Father John Corapi (Santa Cruz Media, 2009)
• "Those Strong Feet Consider it 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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