
An Arizona priest has resigned from his post of around 20+ years after learning that he had been incorrectly performing baptisms wrong. Having baptised thousands of babies throughout his service, Rev. Andres Arango would say ‘We baptise you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.’
This was however deemed incorrect as the Vatican instructs priests and pastors to say ‘I baptise you’ instead of ‘we baptise you’. All the baptisms Father Arango performed in this manner are thus considered incorrect.Arango released an apology statement saying that he regrets the error and it saddens him to learn that he performed invalid baptisms throughout his ministry by ‘regularly using an incorrect formula.’
Church leaders investigated and determined last month that Father Arango incorrectly performed baptisms in Phoenix, as well as his previous parishes in Brazil and San Diego. This has spurred many to doubt other instances where a wrong word might have been used in other ceremonies such as marriages.
And since baptism is the first of the sacraments, some people will need to repeat other sacraments according to the diocese webpage for frequently asked questions. The diocese has now set up a website for anyone who believes they had an invalid baptism, with some having already taken place.
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