i don't know if you heard but the Vatican condemned the works of J.K Rowling as being unholy and that they promote satanic values and witch craft. now i won't Deny that witch craft is mentioned once or twice throughout the series but surely this can't the popes only issue. i mean , I'm pretty sure Mrs Rowling is not the first to use these topics in works of fiction. i think some guy named Tolkien mentioned them in a story about some kind of ring. and the Potter series isn't completely devoid of religious content . Christmas (a christian/catholic festival) is celebrated in all 7 books . and i know it's still early days , but as yet to the best of my knowledge no wars have been fought and not many people have died because of these books . and i don't think we can say the same of the Bible. so what do you think the is REAL problem the Vatican has with these books?? marysia .......a quote from the books for you. "no spell can re-awaken the dead Harry, i trust you know that" - Albus Dumbledore
Religion & Spirituality - 13 Answers
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The pope's just jealous that Harry gets more attention. You could just replace the words "Magic" and "wizard/witch" with "miracle" and "clergy men/women" and he'd love it.
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they just like to have something to complain about. what does a fictional teen novel have to do with God? nothing. The books don't go on tangents about her theroies of how the universe came to be. it's just good fiction. people (and the churchs they represent) are so silly!
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Any religion that does not tolerate a difference of opinion or a questioning of belief is pretty scary in my books.
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he is just afraid that people will want Harry to be the Pope instead of him
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Crazy old grandpa is just ranting again. Ignore him. He'll fall asleep soon.
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People who really, REALLY believe in magic sometimes have trouble with fantastic stories about magic. They don't understand that they're just stories. They read stories about magic all the time and take them as fact, (or at least meaningful metaphor) they have trouble imagining other people reading stories about magic and taking them as pure fiction. Basically the pope is out of step with reality and things there's a real danger in kids being exposed to a school of magic that rivals catholicism. He doesn't get that it's make-believe.
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The fact that they believe that these are somehow forcing children to commit their lives to paganisms...which they obviously aren't. I loved how Jo Rowling threw in the quote in the Deathly Hallows on the Potter's tombstone: "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." Which, ironically, comes from 1 Corinthians. It must've been like, her ultimate revenge against her Christian opponents... I know I pick up many Christian undertones in the book...I don't get the problem...
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J.K. Rowling is a Christian and a member of the Church of Scotland. The books are pure fictional fun. Some people just like going on witch hunts.
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he's not in the movies
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I condemn the works of the Vatican, we need to work on getting that house of liars and pedophiles torn down.
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They just don't want more people buying Harry Potter books than the bible. P.S: Christmas is a Pagan festival. Time to count that one out.
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the first set of the series there wasn't a problem and they were actually promoted - with Pope John Paul 2. it wasn't until the latter books and the darker more sinister "coming back to life" type of content that pope Benedict chastised them.
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The current Pope never condemned nor condoned the Potter books. Please see the link below to read the full story. The statements he made concerning the Potter books were made *before* he was Pope, and there were orders made from within the Vatican for Harry Potter books. Since he has been Pope, he has not made any official statement. Personally, I am Catholic and have read and loved every single installment of the Harry Potter series. I see Harry Potter as a Christ figure, as well as Dumbledore. And yes, Mr. Tolkein was the first - along with his colleague CS Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) - to use Christian themes in a fantasy series so beautifully and timelessly. I won't speak for any other religions, but the real story of the Pope and Harry Potter is a lot less exciting than some would like to make out. It really is a "non-event".
