Comments on: Harry Potter and the Communion of Saints

By: Master Paul Xavier

Master Paul Xavier — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:29:24 +0000

That pretty much basically sums it up. It’s more of a danger to those who don’t have a deep spiritual life, than to those who practice their faith. But none-the-less, it still may be a stumbling block.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:44:31 +0000

I know that there are many issues amongst Catholics over the Harry Potter Series. They start coming out when I was in elementary school and my mother would not let me read them because they had the idea of witchcraft in them. Once she researched it a little more, she allowed me to read them because it has the triumph of good vs. evil. Being a deacon’s daughter, I know that practicing in things such as witchcraft is not the way to go. I have never felt the urge to try such things and know that God’s way is the only way to go.

By: Elenatintil

Elenatintil — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:29:24 +0000

Even if they were elements condemned as evil within the books themselves? I’m not saying that that is the case, but I’m saying there are certainly elements in all fiction that Satan supports. But if the writing itself condemns it as evil, how can we object to a moderate portray of such things?

By: marceg

marceg — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:15:57 +0000

I don’t know about any of you but, if the guy who see’s and speaks to the devil basicaly on a daily basis, said that there was elements in those HP books that Satan embraces, promotes, or possibly even influenced, I want no part in the matter.

By: Master Xavier

Master Xavier — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:19:32 +0000

Very interesting. Though I’d say there are a few bugs in the essay… But all in all, there is a great danger in the Harry Potter series. Namely, the danger of the true ‘dark’ magic inside. I’m not saying that reading the books will cause kids to go about donning wands and uttering curses and incantations, but the basic idea is that in opening a child to such an environment, that if he/she does venture into the real of magic, they will get caught up in the dealings of spirits and darkness. This is an extensive topic, and I probably could handle it better in a post. I do have intentions of writing about the issue of Magic in both the Potter and Tolkien series, and why one is acceptable and not the other. I also have plans on writing on the existence of Satan, Spirits, and the utter reality of the demonic. Often enough, people believe in God, Angels, Fallen Angels, And Man. But they really fail to comprehend the great malice of these fallen angels. Lucifer truly exists…and he is present in more than just a figurative sense…