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For those who habitually continue on in in their sin there is no forgiveness as the Bible clearly points out.
Forgiveness is based upon repentance which literally means to “think after” or “to perceive afterwards”. To change the mind, the seat of moral reflection. This results in a changed lifestyle and if that change does not occur salvation and the entire process of sanctification (separation to God and away from evil) is by definition missing.

Jesus DID NOT SAY, 'Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give your rest, AFTER you dump your sins...AFTER you adhere to the 10 Commandments'...

You and the priest might say that but Jesus did not...

Jesus is the medicine...You don't get well til AFTER you take the medicine...And once you take the medicine, you are healed...It's not a time-lapse capsule...

I'm not a homo but I have other sins...I sin everyday...Sometimes the same sins...

Paul tells us how we are to deal with these people that you and the priest claim are unfit for heaven but notice that Jesus puts coveters and revilers in the same category as homos and fornicators...The Religion Forum is full of 'christian' revilers...

Homos can get saved and homos can go to heaven...We are to separate ourselves from them and others who live a life of sin but yet teach them the truth in the process...God will deal with their (and our) rewards or lack of...

Jesus DID NOT SAY, ‘Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give your rest, AFTER you dump your sins...”

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Of course not. If we could personally dump our sin debt then Christ’s atonement was not necessary. Apart from Christ we are dead in our sins. However, personal salvation is predicated upon repentance which in itself is predicated upon God’s grace. And the result of God’s grace, leading to repentance and salvation is a changed life. Homosexuals along with others who continue on in unrepentant sin will be judged accordingly.

For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a terrifying expectation of judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES. Heb 10:27-28

The Cardinals statement was very simple, that unrepentant homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God. The Bible is crystal clear on this issue, apart from repentance there is no salvation and thus we remain dead in our sins. Why you would contest such a simple Biblical truth is beyond me.