The personal state of the priest in question is irrelevant.
That is a very shaky statement...in order for the Eucharist to be valid, there must be:
proper form
proper matter
and a proper intention of the confecting priest
Of course, we can’t know the intention of any priest, including renegades, but there it is...
So, if I’m dying on the battlefield, I should reject the sacraments because I know the priest serving me has sins on his conscience? I should damn my soul because the priest is bad? No thank you. And St. Augustine is good enough for me.
Yes ok I stand corrected. Yes he must intend to confect the Host, use proper form and matter. My only point was to speak to the implication that he needed to be sinless to some degree.
Thank you.