Priest defiant after bishop rebukes him for condemning ‘lunatic’ transgenderism in homily

A Roman Catholic priest in Eire was publicly rebuked by his bishop for a homily over the weekend that condemned abortion, homosexuality and transgender conduct as sinful.

Retired Rev. Sean Sheehy got here out towards what he described as “rampant” sin in society, a few of which is backed by authorities laws, he mentioned throughout his sermon at St. Mary’s Church in Listowel, County Kerry, Eire, on Sunday.

“What’s so unhappy at present is you not often hear about sin, nevertheless it’s rampant,” mentioned Sheehy. “It’s rampant.”

“We see it, for instance, within the laws of our governments,” Sheehy continued. “We see it within the promotion of abortion. We see it within the instance of this lunatic strategy of transgenderism. We see it, for instance, within the promotion of intercourse between two males and two ladies.”

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“That’s sinful, that’s mortal sin. And folks don’t appear to appreciate it, nevertheless it’s a truth, it’s a actuality,” the priest added.

Sheehy, who was filling in for the parish priest who’s on a pilgrimage, reportedly offended some individuals in attendance, roughly 30 of whom left the church throughout his homily, in accordance with Irish outlet The Kerryman.

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Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne, who didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark, later apologized to those that had been postpone by Sheehy’s “offending” homily and maintained that the views he expressed in it usually are not “the Christian place.”

Browne mentioned exhibiting “complete respect for each other” is a “elementary Christian educating,” and rebuked Sheehy for talking about such points “in such phrases” throughout Mass.

Father Sean Sheehy was filling in for the parish priest of St. Mary’s Church in Listowel, County Kerry, Eire, on Sunday.
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“I’m conscious of the deep upset and harm attributable to the contents of the homilies in query delivered over the weekend,” mentioned Browne. “I apologize to all who had been offended. The views expressed don’t characterize the Christian place.”

Browne added that he regrets the incident occurred whereas Father Declan O’Connor, the parish priest, was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Throughout an interview with Kerry Radio, Sheehy didn’t again down from the positions he expressed throughout his homily, and in addition spoke out towards the Irish authorities healthcare system for distributing condoms to youngsters, which he mentioned promotes sexual promiscuity.

A person sporting a T-shirt with the inscription “Lovers Unite” in rainbow colours of the LGBT neighborhood attends the fourth Synodal Meeting of the Catholic Church in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2022.
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“Because the previous saying is, the reality hurts, nevertheless it units us free,” he mentioned. “Jesus, for instance, didn’t come to make individuals really feel good. He got here to avoid wasting individuals from their sins, and that was really the gospel of the Sunday. He mentioned he got here to hunt and save what was misplaced; in different phrases, these people who find themselves misplaced in sin.”

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“And why are individuals misplaced in sin? Typically they do not even notice that what they’re doing is a sin. In order that’s the place the church’s accountability kicks in, as a result of the church has a accountability to establish what’s sin or what is not, so individuals will know what they’re selecting freely,” Sheehy continued.

Concerning the rebuke from his bishop, who barred him from performing Mass till O’Connor returns, Sheehy mentioned he “could not care much less, actually.” He claimed the bishop is “muzzling the reality as a way to appease individuals,” and suggested him to familiarize himself with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

St. Mary’s Church in Listowel, County Kerry, Eire.
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“I do know myself what I mentioned can’t be disproven by any honest-to-God Christian or Catholic educating, and that’s the underside line,” Sheehy added.

Sheehy has gotten into sizzling water earlier than, in accordance with Impartial.ie, which reported that he acquired censure from the then-Bishop of Kerry Invoice Murphy after he made statements in assist of a convicted intercourse offender who sexually assaulted a 22-year-old girl in 2008.

Steehy stepped down because the parish priest of Castlegregory, Eire, shortly after the decision, in accordance with the outlet.