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From anger, hatred, and all ill will, deliver us, O Lord. You are wrong, there.

Well then, you're calling the Litany of the Saints wrong.

And did He not also say that He hates sin?

Yes, including the sin of anger.

"Anger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man shall be subject to them." Ecl. 27:33

"But I say to you that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgement. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." Matt. 5:22

There is absolutely NOTHING holy, righteous, or prudent about remaining passive in the face of evil.

One must distinguish the difference between "remaining passive in the face of evil" and responding inappropriately to a perceived evil.

"But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection." Col. 3:14

St. Teresa of Avila, a TRUE reformer and a Doctor of the Church, had this to say:

"Charity and obedience... If one of these motives is not involved, I do not hesitate to say that solitude is best."

And finally, from St. Paul: "If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." 1 Cor. 13:1

"From anger, hatred, and all ill will, deliver us, O Lord." You are wrong, there.

Well then, you're calling the Litany of the Saints wrong.

Let me clarify: you are wrong to apply this to Ann's writings. She is merely calling out evil in an unusually blunt fashion. I see far too many people use the "turn the other cheek, anger is wrong" concept as an excuse for complacency or even cowardice in the face of evil. Courtesy toward enemies, taken to an extreme, becomes capitulation.