Papal Attack

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 128060


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, DANCERWH86 at a... wrote:
> > 
> >  Ok so I went to look for the article and here's a link I found to 
> the story.
> >  
> > http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/new%20pope%
> 20hits%20out%20at%20harry%20potter%20books
> >  
> 
> Tonks:
> I looked at the story. I do not see his source. I tried to e-mail him, 
> but the page did not load so I could not ask him. I find it highly 
> unlikly that the new Pope would, as one of his first orders of duty, 
> make a statement about Harry Potter. So that article can not be 
> correct. I want to know the source and date of this information and the 
> whole context. This was one sentance taken out of context. I just don't 
> believe it. Show me real proof from a valid source. If it is true I 
> will write to the Pope myself. The pope has e-mail you know. Course he 
> probably doesn't read it, but the last time I wrote to a VIP who I 
> thought would never read my e-mail.. he did and it made a difference.

The reality appears to be that the Pope, through a spokesman,
*defended* the HP books.  Here's the link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_2722000/2722445.stm

The unidentified papal spokesman was quoted as saying,<< "I don't see
any problem in the Harry Potter series.

"They aren't bad. If I have understood well the intentions of Harry
Potter's author, they help children to see the difference between good
and evil."

He added that the Vatican thought JK Rowling lived her life like a
Christian, and that her way of writing reflected that. >>

Personally, I think the spokesman missed out on the themes of love and
caring throughout the series, but he's made a good start.

Pople John-Paul's last book, however, did knock HBP off #1, even if
just for a little while.  That's about the only attack you can get out
of that.