From the Irish Examiner:

"Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he "profoundly disagrees" with a Kerry priest who said gay politicians are going to hell if they do not repent.

Mr Varadkar, who is on a trade mission in Singapore this week, was singled out by Fr Seán Sheehy who also claimed that being gay is "against nature".

A spokesperson for the Fine Gael leader said: "The Tánaiste profoundly disagrees with Fr Sheehy’s views; however he respects his right to express his religious beliefs freely.

"The Tánaiste does not believe that gay people will go to hell for being who they are, nor does he believe that any man or woman can make such a judgment. As Pope Francis said: 'Who are we to judge'. As the Bible says: 'Judge not lest you be judged. We are all God’s children'."

Earlier today Fr Seán Sheehy said the Tánaiste and other gay politicians are “absolutely” going to hell if they do not repent their sins and seek forgiveness."

Read more here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40997423.html

Love—caritas—will always prove necessary, even in the most just society. There is no ordering of the State so just that it can eliminate the need for a service of love. Whoever wants to eliminate love is preparing to eliminate man as such. There will always be suffering which cries out for consolation and help. There will always be loneliness. There will always be situations of material need where help in the form of concrete love of neighbor is indispensable.

~ Pope Benedict XVI