Picture worth a thousand words. He's fired up, and rightly so.
Posted on 05/05/2010 7:55:50 AM PDT by Pyro7480
Speaking to a crowd of more than 7,000 faithful during an intense day-long event in St. Louis on Saturday, renowned Catholic preacher Fr. John Corapi warned, "The day for fence-sitting is over; the days to be a lukewarm Catholic are rapidly coming to an end."
In a wide-ranging discourse, sponsored by the international Catholic businessmen's organization Legatus, Corapi called Christians to task for dropping the ball and losing the culture to "neo-pagan" elements.
"The unraveling of Christianity has led to the unraveling of the world," he explained. "We are at war [for souls], so we don't have the luxury to sit on our complacent rear ends."
Urging attendees to examine the current political climate, he said that "socialism is not in conformity with biblical teaching. Socialism doesn't profit the poor, but only brings poverty and misery. Socialism is about the seizure of power. It only brings everyone down to the lowest common denominator."
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Catholic ping!
He says it like it is. Despite what the peace and justice crowd says, socialism is not the answer.
It would be nice if one of the US bishops would come out and say it, too.
Picture worth a thousand words. He's fired up, and rightly so.
No disagreement with you there.
Father G. Gordon Liddy?
Corapi is, hopefully, the model for future Catholic speakers. The luke warm cafeteria program is a big fizzle, the Church must stand tall and speak truth, because giving into “neo-paganisms” is a dead end for a great institution. As I see it, Catholic priests need to unapologetically declare the catechism, squishy popularity be damned.
But that's both the problem and the point.
An example of a US Catholic Bishop condemning socialism shouldn't be hard to find.
Socialism has been thoroughly condemned by several Popes. We all know this. For a bishop to condemn what multiple Popes have condemned requires no particular imagination or courage.
From the longer article:
Father Corapi began by quoting Pope John Paul II’s famous first words as pontiff: “Be not afraid.” He urged the faithful to put their full trust in Jesus Christ who is Truth itself. “Truth is not something, Truth is somebody,” he said.
It is beyond doubt that the Catholic Church in America does enormous good work. We (and indeed all Christians) must entrust our ability to continue those good works entirely to Christ. Not government. Cast aside fear, and trust Christ. Catholic bishops, as the most visible Christian leaders, must be at the forefront of visibly trusting in Christ.
From the Mass:
"Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ."
Meh. Our priest, a New Englandite, is trying to bring Pax Christi (and eventually its ilk, I’m sure) to our pretty conservative parish. I have been thinking about how to approach the subject with him although I thoroughly recognize his right to add legitimate ministry at will. Have not researched at all but need to prepare myself with some legitimate alternatives and arguments. Have much respect for Fr. Corapi.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, Arro.
Totally awesome!!
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My point exactly.
All denominations could use thousands like him.
I’m not Catholic, but I really enjoy hearing him preach when I run across him on TV. He is always thought-provoking in his message.
That he is.
I highly recommend Freepers watch him. His talks are fantastic.
He is on EWTN Sunday nights, about 8 or 9 pm EDT.
He has great stories, too.
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