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It’s quite easy to be harsh and critical toward those who “deserve it.”
When we see someone clearly going astray, we can almost feel justified in pointing the finger and putting them down as if we were better than them or as if they were dirt.
What an easy thing to do and what a mistake!

How am I supposed to feel good about myself with that thinking!?
Where's the motivation in that? Wrong is wrong...no?

LoL, just kidding. Guilty as charged here.
Christianity 101- and even when I know better- I still can't help myself.
Work in progress !

I often forget the common sense CS Lewis offered about this Christian virtue.
(Don't mean it to be a post killer- but when we apply his thinking to our own lives... we're left kinda speechless.)

“I remember Christian teachers telling me long ago that I must hate a bad man's actions but not hate the bad man: or, as they would say, hate the sin but not the sinner. ...I used to think this a silly, straw-splitting distinction: how could you hate what a man did and not hate the man? But years later it occurred to me that there was one man to whom I had been doing this all my life -- namely myself. However much I might dislike my own cowardice or conceit or greed, I went on loving MYSELF. There had never been the slightest difficulty about it. In fact the very reason why I hated the things was that I loved the man.
Just because I loved myself,
I was sorry to find that I was the sort of man who did those things.”

We should treat all persons with respect as as we are all made in the image of God. We should be willing to share God’s Truth for their benefit and for their eternal life.

However, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees quite often for their hypocrisy with their knowledge but lack of heart. Jesus knows our hearts and how we love God. Sometimes Jesus sought out sinners and helped them with their faith in God.

We too should seek out sinners by our Christian lives and our communication. We should avoid sin and not be influenced or followers of those that sin. We ask God to do the heavy lifting to turn their hearts so that they may accept God.

We should be willing tp accept the consequences from the world if we condemn sinful ways and support God’s Truth.

Delivering a sermon on Sunday, Fr. Seán Sheehy (Ireland(hsaid that there was “rampant sin” around and made damning remarks about the LGBT community and abortion.

The priest added: “God is also telling me you and today ‘look, you have a responsibility to seek out those who are lost, you have a responsibility to call people to an awareness of the fact — sin is destructive. Sin is detrimental and sin will lead us to Hell.

It comes Bishop of Kerry Ray Browne said the Sheehy’s views “do not represent the Christian position”.

In a statement on the Diocese of Kerry’s website, he said: “I am aware of the deep upset and hurt caused by the contents of the homilies in question delivered over the weekend.

“I apologise to all who were offended. The views expressed do not represent the Christian position.

He added: “The homily at a regular weekend parish Mass is not appropriate for such issues to be spoken of in such terms.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/kerry-priest-gives-controversial-sermon-28382571

Are we followers of the Bishop or the priest?

My opinion, Catholics should not support or vote for the democrat party with their evil ways and policies, including liberal progressive priests and bishops.