An archdiocese apologizes after a Michigan priest sentenced a teenager who killed him

The Archdiocese of Detroit declared that a priest was no longer allowed to speak when he enraged the family of a teenager who had killed himself in interrogation a sermon to find out if the boy had obtained the forgiveness of God in the afterlife.

The Reverend Don LaCuesta's homily at the funeral of the Hullibarger House, passed away on December 4, aroused the indignation of the family of the teenager. According to the teenager's father, Jeff Hullibarger, LaCuesta has sentenced his son instead of celebrating his life, reports the Detroit Free Press.

In a copy of the homily published Monday by the Archdiocese, LaCuesta told the mourning crowd that Christians believe "this salvation belongs to Jesus Christ" and "there is Hope in eternity even for those who commit suicide. "

"Having said that, I think that we should not call what is wrong, what is wrong, what is right.Because we are Christians, we must say that we know that the truth is that to take one's own life is against God who created us and against all those who love us, "he said.

LaCuesta went on to explain to his family and to his friends that people could not do what they liked

"The purpose of suicide aggravates the situation. You can not straighten the bar, "he said.

Hullibarger told the Detroit Free Press that he asked LaCuesta to stop speaking. The priests continued to" tell everyone that he thought of suicide. "

Hullibarger stated that some people were so upset by the sermon that they left the room in tears.NBC News's calls to the family for comment were not immediately dismissed. [19659007] Following this reaction, the Archdiocese of Detroit said in a statement that LaCuesta would not preach at "funerals" in a "foreseeable future" and that he was to review all other homilies by another.

"Unfortunately, he has not shown the required sensitivity, which is why he accepts our help to remedy this problem," said a spokesperson.

Suicide has long been a topic c Troubled in Catholicism A spokesman for the Archdiocese of Detroit told NBC News that it was a "complex" subject and emphasized the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church according to which suicide "contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life". but says that people "should not despair of eternal salvation" for someone who dies by suicide.

LaCuesta's remarks were not the only thing that was to upset the family. Jeff Hullibarger told the Detroit Free Press that his son 's football coach, Jeff Wood – that they accused of "intimidating" the kids in the team – s " was presented to the burial when they told him not to come.

When Wood was kicked. out of service, he reportedly violently criticized the mourning family on Facebook, claiming that they accused him of the suicide of the teenager.

"I'm your guy from the fall, that's how society happens when things do not go as planned, we blame others for our own shortcomings," writes Wood, according to the Toledo Blade, who notes that the post was subsequently deleted.

The Superintendent of Public Schools in Bedford, where he worked for eleven years, responded to this message with a website statement saying that the coach was "not at all associated with the football program. of Bedford. "