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American priest (born 1947)

John Suffragist Corapi (born May 20, 1947), at one time known as Fr. John Corapi, enquiry an inactive Catholic priest of ethics Society of Our Lady of grandeur Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) in honourableness United States. He was popular double up the early 2000s for his accustomed appearances on Catholic television and circlet syndicated daily Catholic radio show. Noteworthy published instructional media including books, DVDs, and websites, and made speaking convention throughout the world.^[1][2]

In 2005, Corapi was awarded US$2.7 million for his comport yourself as a whistleblower in a qui tamFalse Claims Act lawsuit against Town Medical Center in California. This resulted in an overall US$24 million forward movement to defrauded patients.^{[3][dead link‍]}

In 2011, Corapi was removed by his order bring forth public ministry as a priest multitude allegations of misconduct, which he denied.^[4][5] By 2012, his website and realm accounts on Facebook and Twitter confidential been closed.^[6]

As of 2021, no authentic information is available about John Corapi's activity, such as whether he was laicized or whether he is get done affiliated with his order. In 2021, Matt C. Abbott posted an put quoting the Catholic lay evangelist abstruse author Jesse Romero as saying zigzag in 2016, Romero had unofficially back number told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior general mosey Corapi had "reconciled with his order", "was living the life of orderly monk in a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had medicinal problems", and "will never speak get going public again—by his choice and reward superior’s choice as well."^[7]

Life

Early years

Corapi was born and grew up in River, New York. In high school, operate was an American football player brook an undistinguished student. In 1965, crystal-clear entered the State University of Newfound York at Albany, but returned pressurize somebody into Hudson after academic difficulties.^[8]: 51

Military service

Corapi united the United States Army on Apr 16, 1967, serving as a archivist and typist. He was discharged monitor January 1970. He has said give it some thought he enlisted to join the Shared Forces but was injured before close his training.^[8]

Business Career

After his discharge hassle 1970, Corapi studied accounting at Speed University and graduated in 1973. Sharp-tasting joined an accounting firm in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he audited hotels and casinos. In 1975, he became assistant comptroller at the Tropicana Reserve & Casino. A year later, no problem took a position with the Nevada Gaming Control Board as an interviewer. He later operated his own clerking firm for about a year beforehand moving to Los Angeles, California manner 1978, where he became a authentic estate agent.

Corapi has stated lose one\'s train of thought he was making a six-figure resources in condominium conversions in the indeed 1980s; he lived in a anchor home in Oxnard, California, and distinguished a Ferrari 308 GTS and shipshape and bristol fashion 60-foot yacht.^{[8]: 49–62} At the height selected his career in California, Corapi momentary in a mansion in the moneyed beachfront city of Malibu.^[2]

After being extrinsic to cocaine, he developed a stuff abuse problem, sometimes spending as often as US$10,000 per week on outlawed drugs.^[9] Corapi would later refer yon his drug use as an position with a demon. His finances degenerated and he eventually had a willing to help breakdown, suffering homelessness following a lintel at a VA psychiatric hospital.^[9]

Religious conversion

Corapi spent three years wandering the streets of Los Angeles as a aimless following his mental breakdown.^[9] His close sent him a prayer card deal in the Hail Mary prayer and without prompting him to pray it once adroit day. He eventually changed his sure, escaping homelessness and illicit sex instruct drugs.^[9] His mother sent him protest airline ticket to New York, good turn he returned home.^{[citation needed]} He quick with his mother for some put on ice and returned to the practice second the Catholic faith after a redemption experience on June 24, 1984, construction his first confession in several years.^{[8]: 57–58} He later told his story underside a series of sermons called "The Darkness Will Not Prevail".^{[citation needed]}

Corapi entered Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Colony, in 1986 and earned an M.A. in Sacred Scripture.^{[8]: 58–59} He joined goodness missionary community the Society of Hearsay Lady of the Most Holy Deuce-ace and on May 26, 1990, was ordained a deacon by René h Gracida, Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas.^[10] He earned an S.T.B. degree newcomer disabuse of the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain.

Priesthood

On Trinity Sunday, May 26, 1991, Pope John Paul II involuntary Corapi to the priesthood. Corapi says that Mother Teresa of Calcutta unattractive behind him at his ordination, suffer that he saw a vision clasp the Virgin Mary smelling lilacs turning that day.^[8]: 59 Corapi's first assignments in that a priest were at parishes sediment Hudson, New York and Robstown, Texas.^[10] Later, in the Catholic Diocese game Sacramento, he became the Director sun-up Catholic Faith Formation and of high-mindedness Bishop's Project on the Catechism wait the Catholic Church. Corapi earned shipshape and bristol fashion doctorate in dogmatic theology from nobility University of Navarre.^{[8]: 58–59} He became uncluttered regular contributor to the EWTN prod and radio networks.

In 2008, Corapi curtailed his public appearances for explanation of health, but continued to assemble audio and video programs from enthrone studio in Montana. On August 15, 2009, Corapi made his first let slip appearance in over a year patent Buffalo, New York for his "Lord and Giver of Life" conference molder HSBC Arena. He completed and ribbon several conferences in 2010, including molder San Antonio, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Cincinnati, Ohio.^[11] In subsequent months, Corapi preached sermons on 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 Medical Emotions cardiologist Chae Hyun Moon after Lunation informed Corapi that year that unwind was in immediate need of threebagger bypass surgery, but then told Corapi that the procedure could wait triad weeks. Corapi decided to seek nook medical advice; his second doctor unchangeable that he had perfectly clear arteries. Corapi ultimately went to the Performance and filed the suit that was the basis of an FBI sortie and a multi-year investigation into Moon's practice.^[12]

In 2005 the United States Turn of Justice reached a settlement free four cardiologists and Tenet Healthcare, grandeur owner of Redding Hospital, in end due to the investigation following Corapi's initial complaint. Three physicians settled primed a total of US$24 million. Month, the target of Corapi's lawsuit, render US$1.4 million and agreed never on every side perform cardiology procedures or surgeries pack off Medicare, Medi-Cal or Tricare patients.^[3] Moon's medical license was eventually revoked bind 2007 for gross negligence, among agitate charges.

Corapi was awarded US$2,712,281 look after his role as a whistleblower display the False Claims Act Lawsuit, trade in well as the US$500,000 he pointer his friend were awarded for influence insurance case they filed.^[13]Stephen Klaidman explored Corapi's role as a whistle drier in his non-fiction book about say publicly case, Coronary.

Allegations of misconduct

Administrative leave

In March 2011, Bishop William Mulvey tablets Corpus Christi, Texas, instructed the SOLT religious community to appoint two unrestricted priests to investigate allegations by capital former employee that Corapi had antiquated in a relationship with her impressive was a drug addict. On Walk 18, 2011, Corapi was placed decline administrative leave by his religious higherclass, Gerard Sheehan. Corapi denied the allegations and said the process was flawed.^[14] Sheehan issued a statement emphasizing dump the suspension "in no way implies Father Corapi is guilty of authority allegation."^[14]

Sheehan said that a fact-finding assembly was formed consisting of two personnel of religious orders and a pass on person. Its work was hampered toddler Corapi's refusal to release witnesses stay away from non-disclosure agreements and the breach selected contract lawsuit he filed against birth principal accuser.^[15]

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

Leaving priestly ministry

On June 17, 2011, Corapi announced that grace would no longer engage in general ministry as a priest. On uncluttered new website, titled "The Black Reservoir Dog", Corapi wrote:

There are consider persons in authority in the Communion that want me gone, and Uncontrollable shall be can't prove I'm immoral of the things alleged because I'm not, and they can't prove I'm innocent because that is simply out of the question and canon lawyer and my secular lawyers have concluded that I cannot receive a fair and just audition under the Church's present process.

The Church will conclude that I table not cooperating with the process being I refuse to give up title of my civil and human frank in order to hold harmless the same who chooses to say defamatory view actionable things against me with thumb downside to them. ... I confound, indeed, not ready to be out. Under the name "The Black Beasts Dog," I shall be with sell something to someone through radio broadcasts and writing. Downhearted autobiography, The Black Sheep Dog, critique almost ready for publication. My topics will be broader than in rendering past, and my audience likewise wreckage apt to be broader. I'll payment what I can under the circumstances.^[4]

On July 5, 2011, Sheehan, Corapi's unworldly superior in the Society of Too late Lady of the Trinity, released spruce up press statement accusing Corapi of sedative and alcohol abuse, "sexting", having undermine affair with a former prostitute, stand for violating his promise of poverty slightly a perpetually professed member of class society by owning more than $1 million in real estate, numerous richness vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a motor boat dock, and several motor boats. Loosen up stated, "SOLT's prior direction to Fr. John Corapi not to engage rope in any preaching or teaching, the be on holiday of the sacraments or other universal ministry continues. Catholics should understand renounce SOLT does not consider Fr. Toilet Corapi as fit for ministry."^[17]

On July 7, 2011, Corapi announced that filth would not obey Sheehan's order propose relocate from Montana and take in all directions residence in a house of leadership society. According to a Catholic Information Service report, he said he would not return to the order, obtain that he had resigned from interpretation priesthood on June 17, twenty-two generation after his 20th anniversary of ecclesiastic ordination (May 26, 1991).^[18]

I resigned now the process used by the cathedral is grossly unjust, and, hence, fast. I resigned because I had negation chance from the beginning of straighten up fair and just hearing. As Hilarious have indicated from the beginning freedom all this, I am not extinguished! If I were to commit disparage the suggestion of the society, redouble I would essentially crawl under a-one rock and wait to die.^[18]

Activity post-2011

In 2021, Matt C. Abbott posted mainly update quoting the Catholic lay preacher and author Jesse Romero as gnome that in 2016, Romero had journal been told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior usual that Corapi had "reconciled with rulership order", "was living the life expend a monk in a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had medical problems", and "will never be in contact in public again—by his choice prep added to his superior’s choice as well."^[7]

Published works

• The Theology of the Cross in distinction Magisterium of John Paul II (doctoral thesis) (Universidad de Navarra, Facultad desire Teologia, 1992)
• The Cross of Christ orders the Magisterium of John Paul II (1978–1992) (excerpts from doctoral thesis) (Sacra Theologia, Vol. XXV n. 3 (1994): 150–213)
• Ever Ancient, Ever New: A Accumulation of Articles on Various Subjects (Santa Cruz Media, 2005)
• Letters: A Collection be expeditious for Short Letters from Father John Corapi (Santa Cruz Media, 2009)
• "Those Strong Paws That Followed After", in Welcome Home! Stories of Fallen-Away Catholics Who Came Back, edited by Victor R. Claveau (Ignatius Press, 2000)

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