Valid Baptism

[Brother Adam]

I have a question concerning the validity of Protestant baptism.

If a Protestant is baptized by immersion using the correct formula, but intends that the baptism does not wash away any sins, but only is an outward sign of faith, is that baptism valid?

Is there any Church documents stating the validity or non-validity of such a baptism?

[cappie]

From the Code of Canon Law:

Can. 869 §1 If there is doubt as to whether a person was baptised or whether a baptism was conferred validly, and after serious enquiry this doubt persists, the person is to be baptised conditionally.

§2 Those baptised in a non-catholic ecclesial community are not to be baptised conditionally unless there is a serious reason for doubting the validity of their baptism, on the ground of the matter or the form of words used in the baptism, or of the intention of the adult being baptised or of that of the baptising minister.

§3 If in the cases mentioned in §§1 and 2 a doubt remains about the conferring of the baptism or its validity, baptism is not to be conferred until the doctrine of the sacrament of baptism is explained to the person to be baptised, if that person is an adult. Moreover, the reasons for doubting the validity of the earlier baptism should be given to the person or, where an infant is concerned, to the parents.