Jesus even admonishes his followers to pray for their enemies
Even animal sacrafices disgusted our Lord.
Depended upon the motivation for the sacrifice. God required blood to atone for sin. Since human sacrifice was out, animals were the analog. Jesus hated rituals for the sake of rituals. He demanded obedience more than sacrifice.
[[Even animal sacrafices disgusted our Lord.]]
Not exactly . The animal sacrifices in the Old Testament were to teach the seriousness of sin and the need of blood atonement for it. All those sacrifices were a picture of what Jesus would do . After Jesus returns and sets up his kingdom the bible say that there will be animal sacrifice once again . Once again it will be to teach seriousness of sin and it will be a picture of what Jesus has done .