A pastor baptized people for decades. But he used one wrong word and now they’re all invalid.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 16, 2022. It has since been updated. A Catholic priest resigned after an investigation found that he used one wrong word for more than 20 years while performing baptisms. The church also declared that all the baptisms performed by the priest, Father Andres Arango, have been declared void because he used the words “We” instead of “I.” The decision was announced by Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix. The church’s investigation found that Father Arango would say, “We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Olmsted clarified that he was supposed to say “I baptize” and not “We baptize,” reported CNN. The pastor apologized for using the ‘wrong formula.’

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