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Tag Archives: validity
ASK FATHER: Father omits both “for all” and “for many” from the consecration of the Precious Blood. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Yesterday I posted a response to a question about the validity of Mass if a priest says “for all” instead of “for many” in the English version of the Novus Ordo. HERE That raised a question in the combox so … Read More
ASK FATHER: Does “for all” instead of “for many” make the Mass invalid? Should I receive Communion if I doubt validity?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My schedule required me to attend a lunchtime Novus Ordo near my office today. The priest (I believe intentionally) modified the Eucharistic Prayer, employing the old “for all” translation of pro multis. As far as I … Read More
ASK FATHER: Absolution at jail through glass, phone in visitor’s room
From a priest… QUAERITUR: I’m a priest who occasionally gets asked to hear confessions in a jail where the only way to speak to a person is through glass and a telephone headset. Without using the phone, one can barely hear the other … Read More
ASK FATHER: Are “butt baptisms” valid?
From a priest… QUAERTUR: Are partial immersion baptisms valid? Where the baby is dipped up to the waist 3x, with valid words of baptism spoken. Here’s the deal. The “proximate matter” of baptism is ablution. This means physical contact of the … Read More
Congregation for Divine Worship’s new document on valid bread and wine for the Eucharist
The sacraments have both matter (the physical stuff) and form (the words pronounced). In the case of the Eucharist the matter is twofold: bread and wine. The bread must be from wheat and, in the Latin Church, unleavened. The wine … Read More
Fr. Murray on Card. Coccopalermio’s odd utterings about validity of sacraments
Today at TCT my friend Fr. Murray drills into the implications of Card. Coccopalmerio’s stunning statements which undermine our understanding of sacraments. Coccopalmerio characterized the Church’s teaching on the question of Anglican orders as follows: “We have had, and we … Read More
Ed Peters on Card. Coccopalmerio’s alarming assertion
Ed Peters – HERE – has some observations about recent comments made by Card. Coccopalmerio – who, frankly, is becoming a bit a of a concern. The Bitter Pill (aka The Tablet, the UK’s … not best Catholic weekly) has Coccopalmerio … Read More
Is there a “schism”?
I pay scant attention to Patheos, but for a couple contributors. This caught my eye after a frequent commentator here alerted me. Fr. Dwight Longenecker wrote, with my legendary emphases and comments: Headlines last week were proclaiming that a group of cardinals believe … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, You must be joking!
Tagged Card. Coccopalmerio, Fr. Longenecker, schism, validity
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Wherein Fr. Z reviews and rants on important points about VALID baptism
Because Easter is a special time for baptizing, I hereunder assemble some observations from past ASK FATHER Question Box responses about baptism and validity. INITIAL RANT: Bishops would do well to quiz priests, and seminarians before ordination as deacons, about how to … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged baptism, immersion, validity
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ASK FATHER: If 50% of marriages are invalid, how do I know if my marriage is valid?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If approximately 50% of current “Catholic” marriages are actually invalid, how do I know if my marriage is valid? I was a cafeteria Catholic at the time of the wedding, husband was unbaptized. We got a … Read More
Christophorus II on “Babes in Arms” Meets “Universi Dominici Gregis” – Hijinks Ensue: “I always feel sorry for the former sedevacantists — since they must now be conclavists (no ‘valid’ cardinals left). However,…”
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