He didn't even say "bad choice". He said "horrible choice". You replaced his choice of words with something softer while complaining that it was too soft.
I said that "bad choice" was commonly used today. He strengthened it slightly, but the essence of it being simply a choice, vs. a sin, and distancing the subject from the act is the same.
Bottom line: it was too weak and plays into the commonly-used modern euphemisms that understate the gravity of sin.
Several other posters on this thread came away with the same impression, that he was understating the gravity of the crime ... primarily with his use of language. So it wasn't just me.