Varadkar ‘profoundly disagrees’ with Kerry priest who says gay politicians going to hell

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When asked if politicians legislating for same sex marriage, and gay politicians, including Tánaiste Leo Varadakar, were going to hell, Fr Sheehy said: “Absolutely, if they don’t attend to their sin and seek forgiveness. Absolutely. Absolutely.”

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said that he believed the priest should apologise for the comments.

During an interview broadcast this morning on local radio, Fr Sheehy elaborated on his position, which saw some 30 people walk out of Sunday’s 11.30am mass at St Mary’s Church in Listowel. Fr Sheehy insisted all he was doing was preaching scripture and Catholic doctrine. “Jesus came not to make us feel good, but to save us,” he said.The Pope had said, of same sex marriage, you ‘can’t bless sin’, Fr Sheehy also remarked.While people had left the church on Sunday, most remained. And on Tuesday morning he got a standing ovation at the end of mass, he claimed.

“What they were doing was first of all against nature and secondly, and most importantly, contrary to the law of God,” Fr Sheehy said.

 

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Sheehy very quick to bash his own bishop for standing up against him too.

That is the church teaching. Can't abide it? Don't be catholic. You don't get to decide what our church says.

How is the bible shocking to anyone 🤣 go read the Koran and report back to us, oh I forgot! It’s only catholics you love bashing

People rabbit on about the separation of Church and State, but yet the State keeps going on about what the church says ?

Ugh the truth of the fact is it's all just made up crap. Live your life as you want. When you die you die.. If it is a bloody sin then 'God' is the one to blame. He made them that way and what they are supposed to do? Repent for their whole entire life. What kind of God is that?

Good point. At least Leo won't be cold. No heating bills in hell.

Honestly, no one should care what he says. He is irrelevant.

All journalists PaganIrishMedia who Promoted SIN and the breakdown of the Catholic family will join the PaganDail HellAwaits

The majority of priests are gay. They join the priesthood because they are gay and pedo. Priesthood gave them power to sexually abuse children and hate against mothers. Then there’s thousands priests that have children with woman on the QT.

People choose to go to church and if you hear this abhorrent belief system about LGTB at church then you can leave and never go back. Stop promoting his views to the general population. It’s disgusting and will undoubtedly cause people distress

This is Catholic doctrine you sex obsessed perverts.

He’s a catholic priest.Don’t they all believe unrepentant sinners go to hell?

The law wasn't made for the reightous. Its applicable for society in general, but also for the God of the Bible. Not the god of society .. Free speach is only free when it tickles the ears of those that welcome it. Think about it.

This reply ,and belief, is such a concern to me. Such a negative message to our young lgbtq community, & this includes my family also.

He is 100% correct, leave him alone, would you dare target a Muslim Iman in this way?

So what, it's their cult, they can believe what they want

Fr Sheehy was right his Bishop Ray Browne threw him under the bus. More priests should have the courage to speak out to their flock and guide them in their morals.

Looking forward to the Irish Times exposure of clerics in other faiths with equally, or more strident, theological views that are deemed non compatible with modern society. Or is it just Christians they are concerned about and everything else gets a free pass?

Let's talk about child abuse and cover ups within the Catholic church

Giving this hate monger air time only fuels him. He should be ignored and treated as an irrelevance. He is a pointless human, in a pointless institution with a pointless view.

Would the Islamic clerics at Clondalkin mosque be saying the same thing ?

It's not just gay people going to hell,all non believer's are going to hell. What is it with this weak mindset around lgbt groups.

It's what the Bible says, take it or leave it.

Luckily, there’s no such thing as hell, as its all make believe, phew

He has a right to his opinion. ( I agree regarding transism to be fair)

I don't think Fr. Sheehy will have the last say about who goes to hell. And if Leo is on the list it will be because of his mismanagement of the country and the pain and suffering it has caused, not who he makes love to...

The stupidity of this is that he is a voice in the wilderness. The argument has been won. And yet you post a quote in which you can’t prove him wrong until you die😂😂Stop giving it sustenance.

Free speech

I always wanted to go to hell - better craic and no holy Joe's. But with Varadkar going... . . not so sure.

Irish Times has a reputation for being anti Catholic

See ya there so Father🤣🤣

Catholic Priest banned by Bishop for being Catholic.

The thing is that according to the Bible thís actually is 100% true not just of homosexualis but of all sinners no matter what the sin. Which sin do you fall into? Liar,blasphemous,thief,adulterer,gossip,greed,pride, judgmental? search yourself and see.or perhaps your perfect?

Fr Ripperger - Four Last Things Death: Judgment: Heaven: Hell:

So are all journalists who failed to do their job in the last 2 years and pushed the narrative they were paid for by the HSE advertisements

'Judge not lest ye be judged'.

The Catholic Church were the reason partition happened in Ireland..partition was a good thing and its about time people acknowledged this ..the truth will set you free

Don't expect God to accommodate you. That's not how it works leftists.

I’d rather be in hell with the sinners than heaven with this horrible man

I thought God decided who goes to hell. How would a priest know?

Looks like he's had the odd alter boy himself over the years 😏🙄

Based priest.

Ask the Muslims who prayed on Croke park that your own newspaper celebrated what their views are on homosexuality? We'll wait.

I’m a gay man and an Irish Catholic. I respect this priest standing by his belief.

'Behold the devil, he looks so like a priest.' Norwegian proverb.

The irony

So? This is what this man believes to be true- why wouldn’t he say it. People really need to get some back bone- unless we all need gagged now or only those who aren’t allowed to soeak

He knows this because he's visited this Hell and came back

And we're back to 1954 . . .

OMG

I think most politicians should go to hell

See the minister for foreign affairs giving his twopence worth on RTE news ,surely there are more important things for him to be concerned with. I suppose though it's a bit more deflection for the govt while we have thousands homeless, record numbers of foodbanks etc etc.

And the priest is correct

Legend 👌

It's no wonder people are leaving the Catholic Church in their droves..

Amen. Christ is King. Read it and weep

He can open the gates first

Why would a man become gay despite witnessing so many beautiful straights in Ireland.

Well done that man! 👏👏👏

Peel back the thin veneer and the church’s message becomes clear

Great to hear an honest faithful priest, burn in hell folks or repent

Brilliant. Good man

Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

You'd have to actually believe in hell and damnation, to be in any way worried about going there!

Bloody hypocrite

Is varadkar Hindu? Then they don’t believe in heaven or hell but reincarnation so he is ok on that score. I presume the bishop is happy though that varadkar is against same sex parenting!

Is this not a democracy we live in? Every man and woman is entitled to hold their own view

Takings must be down in the collection boxes

If anyone else was this insistent about being so public with these kinds of views, you'd start to question their mental stability. This man needs help. Mostly help to stop talking.

This scumbag gave a character reference for a rapist and said the only sin was the sex was outside marriage. He’s the lowest of the low. If this is the best the church can produce then the church doesn’t stand a chance.

From the group that raped and tortured Ireland's children for centuries. We need morality advice from these neanderthals like we need the brits back.

Threatening people with a place that doesn’t exist is kinda pointless.

Didn’t we all stop listening to priests in Ireland once we found out their own morales were so horrible? It’s like Krusty the Clown lecturing others on personal hygiene.

He's some craic in fairness. 😂

The sin of arrogant presumption will usher people straight to hell. (If such a place exists)

What do you expect ? He's a priest! Same happens to paedophiles priests, hell for them... it's called a belief

I find it strange how he’s not allowed to have his beliefs but tell someone what a woman theses days and it’s not up for discussion

Isn't this the same priest who gave a good character reference to a convicted rapist so he supports rapists and sex offenders hmmm

That’s his view on it . But The Man Upstairs has the final say

Frightfully obsessed about other people's sex life 😉

He has a right to his opinion and shouldn't be smeared for it

Why are people getting in a heap over this? You either believe in this or you don't. No one is forced to believe what Fr. Sheehy says.

Enlightened!

The truth hurts

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