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They come now like clockwork every Friday.<\/p>\n

Over on his website, they\u2019ve just posted an item from a canon lawyer \u00a0\u2014 a statement which continues Fr. Corapi\u2019s practice of condemning the investigative process while, in passing, invoking (once again) the Dallas Charter. \u00a0You can read the item for yourself<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the person who wrote this \u2014 Rev. Michael Sullivan \u2014 can claim specific knowledge about the Corapi case, beyond what has been in the press, unless he is serving as Fr. Corapi\u2019s lawyer. \u00a0(If so, he should say so.) \u00a0Also unclear is why, once again, Dallas is being mentioned, when it clearly has nothing to do with Fr. Corapi. \u00a0 Corapi and his cohorts are the only ones who keep bringing it up (just as they are the ones who keep tossing out these Friday statements week after week.)<\/p>\n

As for Rev. Sullivan: a Google search reveals that he has done some work for an organization called Justice for Priests and Deacons<\/a> \u2014 <\/strong>which, according to its website, exists \u201cto educate Roman Catholic clergy and laity regarding their canonical rights especially with regards to due process for the proper support and protection of priests, religious, deacons, and laity.\u201d<\/p>\n

UPDATE<\/strong>: A member of the clergy dropped me a line to offer his take: \u00a0\u201cThis group that touts itself as canon lawyers in support of priests and deacons who are now involved in the Corapi thing came to the fore right after Dallas. \u00a0Their attitude is pretty much that a priest and deacon have all the rights and everyone else has none.\u00a0 They\u2019ve become, de facto, a kind of \u2018law firm\u2019 for priests in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n

UPDATE II:<\/strong> There\u2019s more. \u00a0A reader sent this: \u201cJustice for Priests and Deacons\u2026is headed by a recalcitrant former priest who was defrocked by the Holy See\u2026 There are good canonical advocacy groups; it\u2019s hard to think this is one. I\u2019m a canonist and I don\u2019t recommend them.\u201d<\/p>\n

FINAL UPDATE:<\/strong> I\u2019m closing comments here.\u00a0\u00a0 To understand why, just read the thread.\u00a0 As I indicate in the comments, this is my last Corapi posting until this matter gets resolved.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"