imho, caring pastoral counseling for the person(s) is all right and proper, and indeed should be encouraged... we are all made in God’s image and He loves us all....we are all brothers and sisters....etc etc etc....
but
approval of (or appearing to approve) or teaching that clearly sinful conduct is acceptable (where there is clear Biblical instruction on the matter) should NOT be taught or dispensed in any church or synagogue. Clerics who teach cause the several Biblical passages about wolves in sheeps’ clothing to come to mind. IMHO, such clerics should prayerfully review James 3:1:
“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment.”
Also, they should
it may sound like a fine line but I really don’t think it is
...if the clergy will approach it honestly, that is
"Scalfari: What happens to that lost soul? Will it be punished? And how? The response of Francis is distinct and clear (netta e chiara): there is no punishment, but the destruction/annihilation of that soul. [The Italian word is annullamento, literally, "turned into nothing", meaning here the same as the more usual Italian word for annihilation, annientamento] All the others will participate in the beatitude of living in the presence of the Father. The souls that are destroyed/annihilated will not take part in that banquet; with the death of the body their journey is finished.