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Imasha Costa & Reanna Smith

Mass walkout over priest's controversial sermon as bishop forced to apologise for remarks

The Bishop of Kerry has issued an apology after a controversial sermon by a priest saw over 30 parishioners walk out of mass.

Churchgoers attending a mass at St Mary's Church in Listowel over the weekend listened to Father Sean Sheehy condemn abortion, same-sex relationships and trans people as he called them a "mortal sin".

He also criticised Ireland's health system, HSE, for handing out free condoms to teenagers, claiming that it promoted promiscuity, CorkBeo reports.

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