Fr. Corapi speaks: "I'm not going to be involved in ministry as a priest anymore…"

A recorded statement, below …

You can also read the text over at his website.  No official statement or reaction yet from his order.  Stay tuned.

UPDATE: Elizabeth Scalia has her first reaction to the tape — and it’s similar to my own.  I kept waiting for something, anything, that would point back to God, to Christ, to Mary (the patroness of his order) and heard…nothing.  I imagine he can’t see past his own anger and bitterness right now, and that’s understandable.This is a sad moment for him, for his flock, and for the Church, which has lost a dynamic and singular voice.  We have to pray that those who admire him so much don’t leave the Church over this — though, judging from some of his comments, he might be not-so-quietly encouraging them to do exactly that.  Is the Black Sheepdog asking the Black Sheep to follow him?  I get that impression.