Thousands of Baptisms Invalidated Over Wording Error

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    The Spin

    Narrative A

    The Catholic Church preaches love and foregiveness, but when one of its loyal servants makes a minor error in form he is punished and removed from the parish community that loves him.

    Narrative B

    The validity of the sacraments offered by the Church as a path to eternal salvation rest entirely on the form that Christ gave them. This is a basic but fundamental lapse in training and discipline that has characterized the Church in the post-Vatican II era.


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