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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Uproar after Irish priest says Varadkar and other gay politicians will go to hell

Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar.
Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

A Catholic priest has caused uproar in Ireland after declaring that the deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, and other gay politicians will go to hell.

Fr Seán Sheehy, 80, condemned homosexuality, trans rights and abortion rights from the pulpit and in media interviews this week, drawing widespread censure, including from his own bishop.

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