"CEO of popular Catholic app Hallow says it was 'mistake' to partner with pro-abortion Liam Neeson"

"The CEO of popular prayer app Hallow said partnering with pro-abortion actor Liam Neeson was one of the 'mistakes' it made as it grew as a company.

As previously reported by LifeSiteNews, Hallow hired Neeson to narrate Advent reflections last year based on the writings of Anglican author C.S. Lewis. Neeson voiced the character of Aslan for The Chronicles of Narnia movie series based on Lewis’ books. Aslan is an archetype for Christ.

'There’s a bunch of stuff we’ve worked through and learned over the last couple of years about all the ways that we have to be careful in terms of how we work,' CEO Alex Jones told the National Catholic Register recently. 'There’s the sin of scandal. There’s material cooperation with evil. There’s a bunch of stuff that we learned and are growing in understanding.'

'About last Advent, we certainly made some mistakes,' Jones told the Catholic news outlet. 'In retrospect, we would have thought through decisions differently. We are working always to get better and learn,' he said.

The arrangement drew criticism because Neeson, a Catholic, had campaigned to reverse Ireland’s strong protections for preborn babies. An ad he starred in, titled 'Chains,' faced criticism from faithful Catholics because it portrayed the Catholic Church as a 'cruel ghost' (while using church and cross imagery) that promotes 'suffering' and 'death' for women, ostensibly because the Church opposes the killing of preborn babies.

At the time, Jones said God was 'calling' the company to work with Neeson. It responded to criticism from Catholics, including commentator Brian Holdsworth, who criticized the decision.

'As with every major decision at Hallow, we prayed deeply through this decision and consulted heavily with our advisors,' the company stated. 'It is a very difficult decision. Ultimately for us it comes down to our discernment in prayer. I do not always get clear answers in prayer, but in this particular case I do strongly believe this is what God is calling us to do. I understand if you disagree.'"