A Sad Post

According to a statement by the National Catholic Register (whose article seems overloaded right now, so I'm linking to it in Creative Minority Report), Father John Corapi has resigned from SOLT after they released a statement. The statement follows below:

SOLT’s fact-finding team has acquired information from Father Corapi’s emails, various witnesses and public sources that, together, state that, during his years of public ministry:
— He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute.

— He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs.

— He has recently engaged in “sexting” activity with one or more women in Montana.

— He holds legal title to over $1 million in real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a boat dock, and several motor boats, which is a serious violation of his promise of poverty as a perpetually professed member of the society.

Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/father-john-corapi-resigns-from-solt/#ixzz1RFcUrplp

I think if anything this should remind us to pray for our priests by name. We should also remember, that no matter what, a cult of personality is idolatry. I am deeply saddened by this turn of events, given Father Corapi's own role in my conversion heh.