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re Harry Potter	Julie	Thursday, January 20, 2005
Question: Hi Brother, I read your reply to Rosa about the Vatican's approval of the Harry Potter books, and I saw the part from the Catechism of the Catholic Church about witchcraft and magic. I was just wondering, would that criteria make books like the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, A Christmas Carol, or any fantasy novel for that matter, unacceptable to read? Because they all have forms of magic/witchcraft in them. Thanks, Julie P.S. I hope your mother is feeling much better.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Julie: As mentioned in previous posts, what makes Harry Potter bad is that it is written from the point-of-view and worldview of witchcraft. Lord of the Rings, Chronicle of Narnia, and A Christmas Carol are not. Those novels are written from a Christian worldview. It is one thing to write a story that includes witches and magic, it is something quite different, however, to write a story with witches and magic represented as the normative worldview. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary P.S. My mother is recovery miraculously. Praise God. Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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re Harry Potter

Julie

Thursday, January 20, 2005

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Hi Brother,

I read your reply to Rosa about the Vatican's approval of the Harry Potter books, and I saw the part from the Catechism of the Catholic Church about witchcraft and magic.

I was just wondering, would that criteria make books like the Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, A Christmas Carol, or any fantasy novel for that matter, unacceptable to read? Because they all have forms of magic/witchcraft in them.

Thanks,

Julie

P.S. I hope your mother is feeling much better.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Julie:

As mentioned in previous posts, what makes Harry Potter bad is that it is written from the point-of-view and worldview of witchcraft. Lord of the Rings, Chronicle of Narnia, and A Christmas Carol are not. Those novels are written from a Christian worldview.

It is one thing to write a story that includes witches and magic, it is something quite different, however, to write a story with witches and magic represented as the normative worldview.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

P.S. My mother is recovery miraculously. Praise God.

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum