Priest Apologizes For Preaching “Sin Leads To Hell”

There used to be a time when “hell” used to be preached in churches.

Nowadays you will just hear sermons on how you can be successful or financially blessed.

Jonathan Edwards once preached on hell in a sermon called “sinners in the hands of an angry God” and had people weeping and wailing in repentance before he was even finished preaching his sermon.

Now fast forward to 2022, a Bishop in Souther Ireland apologized for preaching a sermon about the ‘rampant legislation of sin’ and how ‘sin leads to hell’.

'Sin leads to hell'

This sermon led to an apology from the Bishop of Kerry

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Here’s the official apology:

I am aware of the deep upset and hurt caused by the contents of the homilies in question delivered over the weekend. I apologize to all who were offended. The views expressed do not represent the Christian position. The homily at a regular weekend parish Mass is not appropriate for such issues to be spoken of in such terms. I regret that this has occurred while a parish pilgrimage to the Holy Land is taking place.

The Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a Gospel of love and ever proclaims the dignity of every human person. It calls on us all to ever have total respect for one another. This fundamental Christian teaching was beautifully proclaimed in the Book of Wisdom at Mass last Sunday, and in the second reading, and the Gospel of the Beatitudes at Mass today, November 1st, the Feast of All Saints.

I quote the three passages:

(Lord) “Yes, you love all that exists, you hold nothing of what you have made in abhorrence, … You spare all things because all things are yours, Lord, lover of life, you whose imperishable spirit is in all.” (Wis 11:22-)

“Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us, by letting us be called God’s children; and that is what we are”.

Ray Browne , Bishop of Kerry, has suspended Fr Sheehy from celebrating the Mass

Fr Sheehy is punished for proclaiming the truth about the evils of abortion, contraception and sodomite unionshttps://t.co/HFgu5IlizG

— Nick Donnelly (@ProtecttheFaith) November 2, 2022

Info Wars added these details:

A Bishop in Southern Ireland apologized for a priest’s sermon that slammed the ‘rampant legislation of sin’ as seen in the government’s positions on abortion, transgenderism, and homosexuality.

In a statement, Bishop Ray Browne apologized to “all who were offended,” adding “the views expressed do not represent the Christian position” and the message was not appropriate for a “regular weekend parish Mass.”

Browne’s Monday statement was released to appease parishioners who were outraged by Father Seán Sheehy’s homily delivered to mass-goers in Listowel on Sunday.

We need less apologizing and more hellfire preaching.