tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post4141148816193791770..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: So Now the Vatican Likes Harry Potter?Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-15975456833115704092009-07-23T11:28:24.095-05:002009-07-23T11:28:24.095-05:00To be fair, the few book burnings that I heard abo...To be fair, the few book burnings that I heard about were organized by Protestant Evangelicals, not Roman Catholics. The Catholic Church has criticized the books and films harshly, but that's about as far as they've been willing to take it.<br /><br />A number of reviewers over the years have made the point that coming down on the Potter books because they have characters who use magick would mean that just about any traditional fairy tales must be similarly bad. Narnia tends to get a pass from the anti-Potter folks because of the thinly veiled Christian allegory and I do understand that, but where were all the critics denouncing just about every animated Disney film that has come out since what, the 1930's? The vast majority of them, even those not based on traditional fairy tales, include characters that can only be described as magical.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-25902667310943332682009-07-23T03:11:19.574-05:002009-07-23T03:11:19.574-05:00Does that mean no more summer book burning? (and I...Does that mean no more summer book burning? (and I was so much looking forward to a barbecue...blows out match...) Just jesting...I wrote an article when the first Harry Potter book was published because of all the hue and cry about magic. If the Church was so quick to condemn the Potter books, where would that leave C.S. Lewis' Narnia, or even all of mythology for that matter in the eyes of the Vatican? The short article can be read here if you are interested...thanks for continuing to create such a refreshing blog...<br />http://www.bonesinger.com/essaymuggles.htmlSusanne Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211545690277368137noreply@blogger.com