Catholic newspaper publishes debate about HP - what do people think?

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "susanmcgee48176" 
> <Schlobin@> wrote:
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> > Has anyone else been reading the stories about the debate about HP 
> in 
> > the Catholic press?
> > 
> > I'd love to hear people's thoughts.
> > 
> 
> Tonks:
> Interesting article. I had not been following the discussion if 
> there has been one. I can see the point of the man who fears a 
> Gnostic interpretation. That could happen. I don’t think that is the 
> way the author intended it, however. I think the message is very 
> clear and very simple, but I am rather shocked that people from the 
> Vatican of all places can’t see it.  But then the Vatican reported 
> on it, but the men in the debate were not from the Vatican. They 
> were a Doctor and a College professor. We do not know if they have 
> any theological training. I suspect not, or they would have seen the 
> obvious message of the book.
> 
> The difference between the Muggle world and the Wizard world is that 
> the Wizard is a person who is aware of the spiritual world and the 
> deeper truth that exist around them. All of the monks that I know 
> just love the HP books.  Anyone with any theological training should 
> be able to see what Harry became. It just jumps right off the page.  
> He is Everyman (each of us) transformed into Christ. 

Geoff:
Sorry, but I'm going to disagree with you.

As a Christian, I have argued on many occasions that Harry is a Everyman. 
He is like a Christian on his or her journey through life.

I believe as an evangelical that no mortal person can be Christ or a Christ
figure. Jesus is God in human form. He alone is immortal and can forgive 
sin. We, as believers, can be Christ-like as we try to live according to what 
Jesus taught. We will be transformed only when we leave his life.