John Corapi

John Anthony Corapi (born May 20, 1947), formerly known as Fr. John Corapi, is an inactive Catholic priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) in the United States. He was popular in the early 2000s for his regular appearances on Catholic television and his syndicated daily Catholic radio show. He published instructional media including books, DVDs, and websites, and made speaking appearances throughout the world. In 2005, Corapi was awarded US$2.7 million for his role as a whistleblower in a qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit against Redding Medical Center in California. This resulted in an overall US$24 million payment to defrauded patients. In 2011, Corapi was removed by his order from public ministry as a priest following allegations of misconduct, which he denied. By 2012, his website and his accounts on Facebook and Twitter had been closed. As of 2021, no official information is available about John Corapi's activity, such as whether he was laicized or whether he is still affiliated with his order. In 2021, Matt C. Abbott posted an update quoting the Catholic lay evangelist and author Jesse Romero as saying that in 2016, Romero had unofficially been told by S.O.L.T.'s then-superior general that Corapi had "reconciled with his order", "was living the life of a monk in a monastery", was practicing "full-time prayer and penance", "had medical problems", and "will never speak in public again—by his choice and his superior’s choice as well."