AZ Priest Resigns After Thousands Of Baptisms He Performed Are Now 'Invalid' Over One Wrong Word

So I guess all those kids are going to hell, right? \n\n(Nothing could better prove the ludicrousness of dogmatic religion than stupidity like this.)https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/15/catholic-priest-wrong-word-baptisms-invalid/\u00a0\u2026

— Gerry Conway Got the Shots and Lived (@Gerry Conway Got the Shots and Lived) 1644942786

The Catholic Church has ruled that 20 years of baptisms by priest Andres Arango are invalid b/c he said, \u201cWe baptize you in the name\u2026.etc\u201d instead of \u201cI baptize you\u2026\u201d So, you\u2019re going to Hell b/c he said \u201cWe\u201d instead of \u201cI\u201d. Your marriage is invalid, your kids are bastards\u2026

— LiberalNavySeal1 (@LiberalNavySeal1) 1644889144

Another sign of the demise of the Catholic Church. More concern about a minor error, disrupting hundreds of lives, than for sexual molestations. Stupid and disgusting \n\nBaptisms by Phoenix priest Andres Arango are invalid because he used the wrong word.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/15/catholic-priest-wrong-word-baptisms-invalid/\u00a0\u2026

— Ray Robidoux (@Ray Robidoux) 1644942384

Why should parishioners be punished for his error? They followed through in good faith which should be recognized as such!

— Diane (@Diane) 1644912456

Really?! I do not believe that God is petty. One word...stop it. It was a mistake, give God more credit and respect than that. Those people are covered by the Lord. Stop it.

— Latisha Evans- Owner Moira (@Latisha Evans- Owner Moira) 1644912805

Pretty sure God doesn\u2019t care about the wording, but rather the intention of the heart\u2026.

— Frank O (@Frank O) 1644913781

Where do these ridiculous rules come from? When I was in parochial school in the 50s the left-handed kids were told they were possessed by the devil. I guess not much has changed.

— Jim (@Jim) 1644913757

Back when I was in Catholic high school, our religion teacher, a priest, told us that when people screw up a liturgy. Eg, dont use the right words, etc, "God (or the Church, I'm not 100% sure which) provides". It seems like that would apply here. This is ridiculous.

— Annie (@Annie) 1644931602

RIDICULOUS Feb 15: He used "we" and not "I"? No wonder people stay away from Church and think we Christians are weird #Baptismhttps://twitter.com/CNN/status/1493495576524165120\u00a0\u2026

— Cheri DiNovo (@Cheri DiNovo) 1644951546

I think Jesus is a pretty understanding fellow. He\u2019ll probably give you a pass on using one wrong word - it\u2019s the thought and intent that matters. Besides, he\u2019s busy with all the famine and war in this world. This has to be inconsequential to Him.

— \u2665 Season \u2665 \ud83e\udde2 (@\u2665 Season \u2665 \ud83e\udde2) 1644918252

If God and His blessings are so easily assigned or invalidated by one single misspoken word, it begs the question of who actually holds the power here...God or man.

— Joel Conner (@Joel Conner) 1644953170

In related news, it turns out a priest in Florida might have performed several hundred invalid marriage ceremonies because after saying "I now pronounce you husband and wife" he would commonly add, "How the hell were you able to get her?"

— Tomo G (@Tomo G) 1644943218