Terry McWilliams
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Hi, guys —
What if a priest is in mortal sin and says or celebrates the Mass.
- Will the bread and wine still become the Body and Blood of Christ?
Terry
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If a priest is in mortal sin, will the bread and wine still become the Body and Blood of Christ? }
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Eric replied:
Hi, Terry —
Yes. This was settled in the Early Church.
To say a priest's sacraments' validity depends on his holiness is called the heresy of Donatism.
Eric
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