In connection with this war, Renjun was also condemned for having left his grandson Shonyo behind when Yamashina Hongan-ji Temple was burned down by Harumoto HOSOKAWA and having then returned to Gansho-ji Temple where his son Jichie (also known as Jitsue) (Jodo Shinshu sect) was.
また、この乱に関連して細川晴元によって山科本願寺を焼き討ちにされた際に孫である証如を置き去りにして、息子実恵(浄土真宗)がいる願証寺に戻った事も非難の的になった。