This statement is simply not true. Our ordination formula is not similar to the Anglican rite, and to claim so is a misunderstanding of the matter. Those who make such claims are misinformed. What makes a sacrament valid is the intention to do what the Church does, the use of the proper form of the sacrament, and the proper matter.
In the case of ordination, the matter is the laying on of hands. This has been consistent throughout the Church's history. The sacramental formula established by Pope Pius XII for the ordination of deacons, which was used before and after the Second Vatican Council, is the same for the ordination of priests. The essential words of the rite, which reference the authority and power of the bishop, have changed somewhat and were adapted in line with some Eastern rites, but this does not invalidate the sacrament.
Indeed, the Catholic Church, along with the Pope, has always recognized the validity of Episcopal ordinations in the Eastern Rites, such as the Syrian Rite and the Maronite Rite. These ordination formulas, which are similar to the one established by Pope Paul VI, are valid. Therefore, there is no doubt that ordinations carried out according to the rites described by Pope Paul VI are valid.
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