[Mrs. Don-o]

Just to make the Biblical point clear:

Homosexual people are not some special category, hell-bound unlike any other. We must all repent of our sins. Not just sexual sins, but any sins.

Keep in mind as well that merciful people obtain mercy:

Matthew 6:15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

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Matthew 18:33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?

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James 2:13 Judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

[annalex]

Homosexual people are not some special category, hell-bound unlike any other. We must all repent of our sins. Not just sexual sins, but any sins

The first stone at the institution of marriage was lobbed by heterosexuals, with decriminalization of adultery -- a clear crime of fraud and physical endangerment, -- easy divorce without a defined fault, easy remarriage, normalization of premarital sex and commonplace use of contraception.

The homosexuals are simply scavenging on the ruins.

Nevertheless the homily itself is admirable. God bless and protect Bishop Hugh Gilbert.

[Persevero]

Certainly, Mrs. Don-O, I don’t have any more hope for unrepentant fornicators or revilers than I do for unrepentant homosexuals. Repentance is key and involves a change in behavior, not mere lip service.

Perfection can’t be expected, on the other hand, no man can achieve it.

The spirit of this age, however, is to elevate homosexuals to some sort of sacred tragic victim, rather than unapologetic rebellious sinners.