“And as to your last point, this is a very real situation to me. I took Communion from a priest who, a few months later, fled the rectory under credible allegations of molestation. Grave grave scandal that man caused. But luckily, the sacramental action of Christ does not depend (thank God!) on the moral purity of the minister. Or else we’d all be doomed. “
At the very least, one must hope that the Priest washed his hands after fondling the little boys, before he stuffed the wafer he turned into the body of Christ into your mouth.
This may sound “clean” and pure to the Catholic, to believe that a man who is not even a Christian, has power with God to transform elements into the literal body and blood of Christ. Not to any person with common sense, however.
Welcome to Donatism.
Forget about the priest. The priest is nothing--just a pair of hands Christ is borrowing. It's Christ who transforms the elements. And why would He turn control over the confection of the Blessed Sacrament to Satan?