....I was under the impression that Catholic priets took vows of poverty as a routine matter. Apparently I am wrong, or this money would have likely ended up with the church.”===
There is no sign that Father Corapi lives the $2 million dollar lifestyle. He is no shrinking violet nor a stranger to big money before he became a priest having been a success in Hollywood real estate. He left wealth, fame and fortune, wine, women and drink many moons ago and I have no reason to think he has a new attraction to decadence and money now. He is an infamous convert to devotion to Christ and the Church, given his background and fascinating testimony available at any Catholic bookstore.
Father Corapi fills a certain absence of masculinity in the Church today, with force and certitude and passion in his lectures and homilies, and has more than a few critics who prefer nuance to his blunt style. It is rare that a priest will so emphatically deny absolutely that the charges are untrue if he is guilty. He was Special Forces for real and will not shrink from fighting back.
As I noted in another related thread, I am Presbyterian, but I really like Fr. Corapi, and listen to him when I can. I truly hope this is proven to be a bogus charge.
I heard him tell his story about speeding from LA to Vegas in his Ferrari with a well-known actress in the car and cocaine in the trunk. He is a gifted speaker and it would be tragic to lose his witness. I was just uninformed on the poverty vow issue.