Peace-Priest Scandalized by Sister Deirdre Byrne’s Calling Rosary a Weapon

“Weaponizing faith is disgusting” says Father Dan Horan as he tip-toes through the tulips.

Crisis, Matthew MacDonald: “This comment [of Sister Byrne] would later garner the criticism of Father Daniel Horan, OFM, professor of theology at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. On Twitter, he stated the following: “Weapons, by definition, are instruments of violence. Prayer is NOT a weapon, sacramentals for prayer like rosaries are not weapons. Christ preached and lived a message of nonviolence, and prayer is always about love—God’s love. Weaponizing faith is disgusting and idolatrous.” Full article is here.