Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels? / Signed Letters from Cardinal Ratzinger Supposedly Decry Potter (or something like it)


Ratzinger Potter Letter
by Terry Bain.
Much is being made of the Ratzinger letter that says:
Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels - Signed Letters from Cardinal Ratzinger Now Online: "Many thanks for your kind letter of February 20th and the informative book which you sent me in the same mail. It is good, that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because those are subtle seductions, which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity in the soul, before it can grow properly.

I would like to suggest that you write to Mr. Peter Fleedwood... directly and to send him your book."
Some would like us to believe that this means His Holiness would like us not to read the Potter books. But to me, this quote says, "I'm sorry, I really can't be bothered to read your book about Harry Potter, but I'm sure it's very informative and full of things we should know about... send it to Pete and he'll at least skim it for important items we should be concerned about... if Potter is as bad as you say it is, well, that's bad. I think. So send it to Pete. Okay?"

Of course you have to know that the response from the publishing industry is a bit of a collective yawn. The success or failure of Harry Potter does not depend upon recommendations from the Pope.

But maybe I should send him my book... What do you think? Would a nod from the Pontiff boost my sales? Do you think he has a Standard Poodle or a Pomeranian?

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