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	Fr. Corapi's Superior Pulls Plug on Catholic Charities Fund-Raiser Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford March 23, 2011 http://www.rockforddiocese.org/pdfs/Press%20Release%20032111.pdf [pdf] Father John Corapi will not appear as planned at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center on Saturday, March 26, or meet with sponsors of the event the night before in Rockford. Corapi was to be the only speaker at a major conference planned as a fund-raising program for Catholic Charities, according to Frank Vonch, director of the agency. "Without him there is no program," Vonch said. He added that all ticket sales and sponsorships would be refunded, although he is still working on details regarding how the refund process will proceed. "We hope to have those details worked out in the next 72 hours," he said, adding that they will be posted on the Catholic Charities website (www.fathercorapidekalb.com) as soon as they are finalized. If people have questions, they are welcome to call the Catholic Charities office at 815- 387-3374 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. Vonch said today that he received word from Father Corapi's religious superior, Father Gerard Sheehan, Regional Priest Servant of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, that Father Corapi would not be able to fulfill his engagements in DeKalb and Rockford because he "has been placed on administrative leave from priestly ministry, in accordance to the Code of Canon Law of the Catholic Church."
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