A pastor resigned after learning he had incorrectly performed thousands of infant baptisms over more than two decades. What does that mean for the children he baptized and their parents?
, arguing that he should remain at his post rather than resign.
Matthew Travisano, 45, a practicing Catholic and a member of a another parish, says that the ruling to “invalidate” Father Arango’s baptism is “another example of an archdiocese that has forgotten its core mission and has distracted itself with something petty.”Matthew Travisano, a practicing Catholic
“I was baptized and the verbiage is not as important as the act and the intent behind that act,” he explains. “I will not even be ‘checking’ to make sure my baptism was legitimate. It was absolutely legitimate.” “I have yet to receive a response,” Notarius tells TODAY. “I couldn’t say what her reaction is going to be like.”
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