# It's official: the Catholic Church is nuts!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-catholic-church-is-nuts/959537 "2022-02-15T15:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-the-catholic-church-is-nuts/959537/3 "2022-02-15T15:33:42Z")

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A related thread was started the other day in Great Debates. Of course, that one isn’t here in the Pit, so is more constrained in its discussion. 😉

> [@Catholic priest inadvertently changed one word during baptism rites for decades, and apparently it's a BIG PROBLEM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-inadvertently-changed-one-word-during-baptism-rites-for-decades-and-apparently-its-a-big-problem/959494/):
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> A priest with the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, named Father Andres Arango, has apparently been using the phrase “we baptize you in the name of the Father,” et. al., for his entire career, when he should have been using the word “I” instead. Which potentially invalidates thousands of baptisms, affecting other sacraments such as confirmation and communion. All over one word. [[image] ](https://i.imgur.com/VSJv7KP.jpg) Jeez, they can’t cop to the mistake and say it’s okay?

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