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Roman Catholic Canon Law has so many loopholes. Everyone that Fr. Hood baptized was validly baptized since anyone (even a pagan can baptize). Canon Law has a provision for a valid marriage with only two witnesses present. So it is probable that the marriages that Father Hood presided at could be considered valid. Regarding the Sacrament of Reconciliation: if the penitent is truly sorry for his sins and has a resolution to shape up, do you think God will not forgive him. Wherever two or three are gathered in the name of Jesus, Jesus is there. At the Eucharistic celebration, Jesus is present in the assembled community. When they share the bread and wine they share in the Eucharistic meal. One would think that the Church supplies what is missing in the administration of a sacrament. It is childish for a group of clerics in Vatican City to be picky about one word in the formula of baptism. The person being baptized (or his parents and godparents) express his faith; the community confirms his faith and welcomes him into the community of believers. Paul Vincent Reithmaier
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