I told him that it was only a piece of bread, but he insisted that because it was a religious item its desecration is sacrilegious.

Sacrilege means very little to an atheist.

My dad is a born-again christian and, while not catholic, thought the “stealing” of the eucharist was sacrilegious.

I told him that it was only a piece of bread, but he insisted that because it was a religious item its desecration is sacrilegious.

I agreed but said why care so much it is still bread. I went on to say that this was no different the when the muslims had a fit about the illustration of Mohammed. Of course, Dad disagreed with this.