To abstain from self-justification under accusation
The focus of the uproar over the accusations against Father Corapi seems to have shifted away from speculation on his guilt or innocence. Most people seem to have accepted the fact that we just don’t know what happened with Father Corapi and we should wait for more information.
Of course that realization has not stopped people from buzzing and blogging about Father Corapi. The focus now seems to be on Father Corapi’s statement defending himself and the details of Father Corapi’s relationship with Santa Cruz Media and the propriety of Santa Cruz Media’s defense of Father Corapi.
Father Corapi has been quite aggressive in his own defense and has dragged Santa Cruz Media into the commotion which has (in my opinion) just added fuel to the fire.
The uproar over Father Corapi
I have never seen so much interest in any Catholic news story as I have in the recent situation with Father Corapi’s suspension.
My take on the guilt/innocence issue is that we are all sinners and we should not be surprised if Father Corapi stumbled. It is just crazy to think that our clergy never sin. My guess (which I suppose is as good as anyone else’s) is that Father Corapi is innocent and his accuser is unbalanced. But that is just a guess and I really have no business even speculating on the subject. When we get ourselves excited about incidents like this we distract ourselves from the kind of attention we should be giving to our faith and we make ourselves look like fools to the rest of society.