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.
The point of the meditation, however, was as a personal application for our daily interactions with others. If we immediately blast with both barrels or, conversely, shun those in our lives whom we accurately perceive as living sinful lives, we will have little chance of converting them. In this, Jesus gives us an example. While he never failed to excoriate those in authority or influence as hypocrites and for being heartless, he never failed to reach out personally to individual sinners he met. It is a harder and sometimes frustrating way, but it is the way that Jesus modeled for us.