Is the Eucharist valid if the priest doesn't believe?

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If the priest must have the intention to consecrate for a Eucharist to be valid, would it be invalid if the priest does not believe in the Real Presence or transubstantiation, even if he uses the correct words for consecration?
This frightens me because some priests might not believe in the Real Presence, and if this is true I will only attend Masses celebrated by priests who I know believe in the Real Presence.
 
Dear AC,

As long as the priest intends what the Church intends with the Eucharist, his own lack of faith does not affect the validity of the sacrament.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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