The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is urging anyone concerned that their baptism might have been performed improperly to contact their local priest about a possible do-over. The recommendation this week followed the resignation of a Catholic priest who acknowledged that he wrongly performed thousands of baptisms in the last two decades. The oversights also occurred while Arango was assigned to Brazil and San Diego, the New York Times reported. Arango was assigned to the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego between 2000 and 2005, a spokesman for the diocese said Tuesday. A flawed baptism could ultimately affect every other proceeding in the faith — such as weddings, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 18, 2022 00:39 UTC