Nope, I am not saying that at all.

 

Ok, it seems to me that you’re pooh poohing his opinion by saying; “that’s his opinion”. If not, what do you mean by that? Do you have an opinion from a reputable source that agrees with you?

So are you saying that your opinion is as valuable or carries the same weight as the opinion of this respected pre VII theologian or Saint Robert Bellarmine who says essentially the same thing? 

Nope, I am not saying that at all. 

 

I'm not sure whether or not the Church *could* invalidate their orders or liturgy. So long as they profess those parts of the faith and properly administer those sacraments I don't think they could simply be declared invalid..for better or for worse.
 If it were possible, I at least think it would already have been done so

So far, I have only found it expressed clearly in the NO canon law. The link takes you directly to the pertinent canon which essentially says that  non-catholics can both administer and receive the sacraments "Whenever necessity requires or a genuine spiritual advantage commends it" - big surprise.

I found this from 1948 where heretical and schismatic priests can do the job, and it differentiates between a Catholic priest and a schismatic priest (scroll down), which suggests heretics and schismatics are non-Catholic. Then again, he also quotes Suarez saying similar to what I previously quoted lol

The link has this lol.......
"Some go even further in presuming the good faith of schismatics. The late Bishop Neveu (4- 1946), Administrator Apostolic of Moscow though at the time he resided in Paris, issued the following statement in an instruction to the Army Chaplains:
“In virtue of his baptism every Orthodox becomes a member of the One and Universal Church. He therefore belongs de jure to the Catholic Church as long as he does not commit a formal act of schism, a mortal sin that is punished with excommunication, for excommunication is never incurred but for a mortal sin. When I am in the presence of an Orthodox Christian, I know that there are nine presumptions against one that this Christian has not committed the sin of schism. As it is morally certain that this Christian has not committed a mortal sin punishable with excommunication, and as I, as a Catholic priest, cannot affirm a priori that this baptized Christian is delinquens et con tumax (can. 2241), nor that he has committed a delictum ex ternum, grave, consummatum, cuм contumacia coniunctum (can. 2242, §1), which alone is punished with censure, I have no right to suppose, without strong evidence, that he is severed from the communion of the faithful.”

It goes on to say....

"The use of the words “all priests” makes the [Trent] canon very general, and according to the literal sense no one who has the sacerdotal character is excluded. This refers not only to priests of the Catholic Church but also to heretical and schismatical priests."

"...Whoever has been validly ordained to the priesthood, no matter how unbecomingly he may have subsequently fulfilled his sacred office, can validly and licitly grant absolution in danger of death, with the single exception of the restriction made in canon 884 regarding licitness. However, the Holy Office has given a particular response in this matter. A schismatic priest can absolve licitly in danger of death only if there is no Catholic priest present. The decision given in this response of the Holy Office is repeated by the authors."

If he used self-checkout, it would be entirely possible for him, or anyone else, to have stolen something.

I have no issue with presenting my receipt, in fact, I offer it to the person at the door as a courtesy, sometimes they look at it, sometimes they don't.  If you've ever been a retailer, as I have, you'll know that shoplifting is a serious problem, and you will have people who just saunter out the door with items.  There are some people who view it almost as an entitlement.

true, I don't mind giving a receipt for a gaggle of goods. But I rarely go to Walley-world, anyway.

I can guarantee you 5x the worth of those goods he was carrying was already stolen that day.