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Do churches outside the Catholic Church have a valid consecration of the Eucharist?
TL;DR
Robert Sungenis answers that the Orthodox do, because they have a valid priesthood and therefore the sacraments, while remaining outside the Catholic Church in schism. He adds that Anglicans were once said to as well, but he is no longer sure that holds.
A viewer asks whether churches outside the Catholic Church have a valid consecration of the Eucharist.
Answer
The Orthodox do. We used to say the Anglicans did, but I am not sure that is still true. The Orthodox have the sacraments because they have a valid priesthood, and yet they are outside the Catholic Church, in schism. That is the painful point: they possess the sacraments while remaining separated from the Catholic Church.
Answered by Dr. Robert Sungenis