Confirmations - Come Holy Ghost!

Leslie received a conditional Confirmation today.   Consulting with our parish priest, it was deemed a prudent thing to do since she was originally confirmed by the infamous Theodore McCarrick.  As we know from our catechism, for a sacrament to be valid, there needs to be proper matter, form and intention.   While the matter and form were likely just fine at her original confirmation, there is serious reason to doubt given what is now known about the double predatory life of McCarrick that he intended to do what the Church has always done and therefore was subjecting himself to Christ as his steward.

Excerpt from: MSGR. J.M. HERVÉ, S. Th. Dr.: THEOLOGIA DOGMATICA. VOL. III:

From Scripture: I Cor. 4:1: "Thus let man consider us as ministers of Christ and stewards [or dispensers: "dispensatores"] of the mysteries of God." Therefore he who confers the sacraments acts as a steward and minister of Christ, not in an undetermined way, but having been constituted as such by reason and liberty. And no one acts as a minister of Christ, unless he freely intends to do what Christ himself wills. Thus it is necessary that he who confects a sacrament, through his intention, subject himself to Christ, the principal agent of the sacrament. The Church however, as is plainly seen, conforms herself wholly to the will of Christ. And so he alone acts as a minister of Christ, who intends at least to do what the Church does [Cf. Jn. 20:21: "As the Father has sent me, I also send you." -- Mt. 28:19: "Going out therefore, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Cf. Lk. 22:19; Act. 2:38.].

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