A New Jersey priest is facing charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a young parishioner because of an NFC East rivalry.

According to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, Father Kevin Carter, 54, pulled aside an 8-year-old child before mass on Sunday, Sept. 13 at St. Margaret of Cortona Roman Catholic Church in Little Ferry.

Carter allegedly brought the boy into a rectory room and had him stand against the wall.

Authorities say several witnesses saw the priest pull out a long gun and point it at the child, threatening to shoot him.

NBC New York reports that the gun was a working Civil War-style musket and that the incident may have stemmed from the boy being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Per NBC: