[murphE]

"This means that a priest can make the intention once, to "do as the Church does for the rest of my priesthood,"

But what if he changes his mind and no longer wishes to do this? What if he becomes an apostate or heretic somewhere down the line?

[sinkspur]

But what if he changes his mind and no longer wishes to do this? What if he becomes an apostate or heretic somewhere down the line?

If he expressly retracts his intention, then the Eucharist is invalid.

But, he can become an apostate, a heretic, or a notorious sinner, and his Mass and consecration is still valid.

The worthiness of the minister does not affect the validity of a sacrament.

[thor76]

Neither habitual nor interpretative intention in the minister will suffice for the validity of the sacrament

It seems somebody has forgotten this line....

And if our priest becomes a heretic/apostate it is possible for his consecrations to be valid in theory, but as a practical reality they may not be. If he does believe in the mass as sacrifice, and cannot project the intention of hte church upon the sacrament.....it dont work!