HiTech, I believe you’ve hit the nail on the head. The general feelings for the former Father seem largely to revolve around a strong masculine voice, from which orthodox (as opposed to heterodox) teachings were coming.
Then, the issues came. But where one might expect the to-be-investigated to cooperate in providing of testimony and await judgement of that testimony in humility and patience, Corapi took another, unorthodox, path.
In his leaving the priesthood and creation of the Black Sheep Dog thing, one might say that he has done the opposite of that which was expected and appropriate. At the least it is curious, but not necessarily in the best of ways. So while it is good to pray for him, as he appears to have lost his way, it is not so good a thing to follow him. And it is always sad to see someone lose their way.
But I guess the primary point is that rather than running off on his own, the exact path he should have followed was to return to his order’s house and to cooperate with the investigation and it’s conclusions.
I am not as familiar with S.O.L.T. as with others, but most in religious life take vows of chastity, obediance, and poverty. If Corapi’s accuser is in anyway correct (and I truly have no inkling one way or the other), the first might have had transgressions. In his refusal to return, he violates the second. I believe these alone make for not enough reason to convict in the court of public opinion, but enough that any former fans in the Catholic world should keep a distance. Perhaps a good comparison of how one expects a Catholic priest to deal with accusations, historically, might be found in St. Padre Pio.
This ain’t right. It’s weird.
Yes, weird. He may not be going in that exact direction (The Skull Church), and these kids ARE putting out a Christian message, trying to save the "wayward sheep," but most of the CC faithful would rather not see [who was] an awesome Catholic preacher go in that direction, I presume. That being said, it's interesting that the demographic of The Skull Church is about 18-24, but the demographic recording "hits" on
Crying for Corapi weighs more heavily on females, 55 and older (see graphic). Hence his physical change, maybe? Regardless, Corapi has hurt a lot of people; I hope he addresses this via a sincere apology in the future (and doesn't charge to release it).