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Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower

Catholic priest quits after thousands of baptisms ruled invalid because of wrong words

A Catholic priest has resigned after the Vatican ruled he bungled thousands of baptisms over 25 years as he used the wrong words.

Between 1995 and 2021, Father Andres Arango said “we baptise you” when he should have been saying “I baptise you”.

As a result of using the wrong formula, thousands of people will have to be contacted to have the rite performed properly as theirs are now invalid.

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