20 years worth of baptisms invalidated
So, the part I quoted (that isn't shown in this post), is the key thing that bugs me. It's clearly stated that God isn't bound by the sacrements, he's bound to them. Meaning, God can extend his grace regardless of the words used. But, the Church's opinion is to just issue a do over, and also look into other sacrements, including possibly some folks marriages? I mean, what a crazy burden on the people, and on the church.
It makes me think of my Confirmation. I recall the Bishop telling us, if we're just doing it for our parents, the Holy Spirit will not bless you. You wont' enjoy the true sacrament. You'll just get some oil on your head. While the Church/public can't know your heart, God does. So, I have a hard time thinking that even though this Priest was doing it wrong, that innocent babies (and some kids and adults) will have invalid Baptisms, in the eyes of the Lord. In the eyes of the Church, yeah, the priest willfully did it wrong, but why punish the people who had no control over that?