Father Sean Sheehy disapproves of gay couples but hugs sex offenders.

Yes it is, you are a hypocrite, following the crowd. If you do not believe in the teachings of the church why join it? My children are not baptized, much to the anger of my grandparents at the time I might add, I don't want them having anything to do with the RCC.

This priest spouted the official line of the church, they have adopted a softer approach to keeps bums in the seats but the core has not changed. Look at the bishops response, its weak, he should of been honest and backed his priest but no they are worried about the numbers. If the word of god and the bible is so absolute, why are they bending it? The church are hypocrites (bar this priest) and every single church goer who has an opposing view to homosexuals, abortion etc is one too.

So I'm asking you, if you do not believe in something why support it?

His point was definitely not nonsense and is very relevant in today's Ireland. Every year thousands of children get baptised, make their communion and confirmation because it is a day out, it is the way it has always been and, in the case of the latter two, it is part of school. If communions and confirmations were taken out of schools in the morning there would be probably a 90% reduction in the amount taking part.

Baptising a child for a day out/to please parents or grandparents despite not agreeing with what the RCC teaches is 100% hypocritical in my view. As far as I remember from my youth there is no part in the bible that suggests you can pick and choose the parts you want to conform with but I am open to correction on that.

He's on Red FM now and he's a bit of a temper on him when subjects are brought up that he doesn't want to discuss.

So, hold on....you have to agree 100 percent with everything the church says and preaches, and if not, and you then attend a church to baptize, marry, or bury, and we're all hypocrites? That is utter binary nonsense. Black and white silliness. People do not behave this way.

Christian vs Catholic , there is a difference

I'm getting nothing other than your silly black and white logic behind it...

Have you ever married, baptized, buried, confirmed anyone in the church? Or have you never used the church here because if you did you'd be a hypocrite?

I have used the church for such things, as have many many many others, and I wouldn't label any of them hypocrites for it (if they also didn't believe or agree 100 percent with the church's teachings).

He not promoting hate though, he's promoting the official line of the church, god, the bible etc.

He deserves hell no more than anyone else who speaks their beliefs. He's far from scum, I actually respect the man for courage in his conviction and beliefs.

My issue is the people up in arms about it who have taking part in all the rituals and put there children through it. We all know the official line of the church why is anyone remotely surprised.

I agree with what you are saying in general about the church but definitely don't agree with you about Sheehy.

I have no control in what friends and family partake in, so yes I have attending weddings. christenings and funerals obviously.

I was baptized into the catholic church, confirmed, communion no choice there. I was not married in a church or religious ceremony, I had a child out of marriage, my children are not baptized despite the pressure of family to, they will not attend a catholic school and if they do they will not partake in any religious teachings. I fill in the census religion section as N/A.

I support homosexuality, divorce, abortion, whatever people want to do or be. If I had married in a catholic church, baptized my children then yes I would call myself a hypocrite.

People may not behave that way but what else can it be other than hypocrisy? If you believe as fr sean and his fellow clerics do that we are all sinners then what's your beef with being regarded as a hypocrite!

So we have people outraged over a Catholic Priest saying what the Catholic Church has been saying for centuries.

I'm not religious, I absolutely despise the church for what have done to this country hopefully this will wake a lot of people up to their beliefs. Although I'd imagine a lot still have to be seen at Mass.

I'd have guessed the Church of Anarcho-Libertarianism.

You can ignore laws if you're fighting for asbtract "justice" - which could be anything.

Bodily autonomy absolute. Freedom to offend absolute. So no more vaccines and no more snowflaking over wrong-speech?

How on earth these are "religious principles" is anyone's guess, reads like a political manifesto to me.

Wake up? The dogs on the street know what the church spouts. They will continue to keep up appearances though, for the day out and social media pictures.