A priest resigned earlier this month after his diocese discovered the baptisms he had performed were invalid because he had changed a single word while performing the sacrament.
A priest resigned this month after his diocese announced that thousands of baptisms he had performed were invalid because he had changed a single word. He said,"We baptize you ... ," instead of"I baptize you ... ."
"This determination was made after careful study by diocesan officials and through consultation with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome," he wrote.Arango said, “We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," instead of"I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
Arango has been a priest and performing baptisms since 1995, according to Katie Burke, a spokeswoman with the Diocese of Phoenix."It is my understanding that Father Arango was using the incorrect words from the beginning of his priesthood until it was brought to the attention of the diocese last summer," Burke told NBC News in an email.
He said he resigned, effective Feb. 1, so he could"dedicate my energy and full time ministry to help remedy this and heal those affected."