During the “Last Supper” while they were eating, but before the consecration of the bread and wine, Jesus identified Judas as His betrayer.  Immediately following taking the dipped morsel Judas left to make arrangements with the chief priests and receive his thirty pieces of silver. – Mat. 26:25; John 13:30; Mat. 26:26.  ^NAB

        According to the Gospel of John, Judas left immediately after having dipped his hand with Jesus'.  In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark this takes place before the consecration.  In Luke's Gospel, not an eye witness, the order is reversed.  Note that in Luke 22:20 the consecration of the wine took place after supper was concluded.  The dipping of the morsel took place during supper.

        Jesus certainly would not ordain someone to the priesthood that was possessed by Satan:  ^{John 13:27}  "After he took the morsel, Satan entered him.  So Jesus said to him (Judas), `What you are going to do, do quickly.' "
        It is unthinkable that Satan, or a Satanist, would be enabled to call Jesus present in the most holy Eucharist in order to be abused / desecrated.  This commonly takes place in high order satanic events.
        Even if such a man, out of favor with Jesus, were to be legally ordained, he would not be morally ordained.  This is a requirement for the holy Eucharist to be consecrated; to become the living Jesus.  It is the only Sacrament that requires a man be both a legal and a moral priest.  Jesus does not have partnership with demons.

^{Matthew 26:20-28}  When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. ²¹ And while they were eating, he said, "Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me." ²² Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, "Surely it is not I, Lord?" ²³ He said in reply, "He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. ²⁴ The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born." ²⁵ Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He answered, "You have said so."

²⁶ While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." ²⁷ Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, ²⁸ for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.

^{Mark 14:20-22}  He said to them, "One of the Twelve, the one who dips with me into the dish.  For the Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born."  While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body."

^{Luke 22:3}  The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper,

^{Luke 22:20}  And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.

^{John 13:26-27}  Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped it." So he dipped the morsel and (took it and) handed it to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot.  After he took the morsel, Satan entered him. So Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly."

^{John 13:29-30}  Some thought that since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus told him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or to give something to the poor. ³⁰So he took the morsel and left at once. And it was night.

        ²⁷ "Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. ²⁸ A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. ²⁹ For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself."  ^{1 Cor. 11:27-29}

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