Fr. Brian Carpenter on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Fr. Brian Carpenter offers his thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, its differences from the book and the theological …More
Fr. Brian Carpenter on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Fr. Brian Carpenter offers his thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, its differences from the book and the theological implications of these differences. (Spoiler alert).
Fr. Brian Carpenter offers his thoughts on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, its differences from the book and the theological implications of these differences. (Spoiler alert).
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@kfarley - two points I disagree with you on. First that of referring to Dumbledore as a sodomite. You seem to hold the position that a gay person, even if celibate, is a sodomite. In the books you will see no evidence that Dumbledore ever acted on his sexual orientation.
Secondly, I am always wary of people who claim to speak for Jesus (i.e. Jesus would not endorse this movie, Jesus would cry if …More
@kfarley - two points I disagree with you on. First that of referring to Dumbledore as a sodomite. You seem to hold the position that a gay person, even if celibate, is a sodomite. In the books you will see no evidence that Dumbledore ever acted on his sexual orientation.
Secondly, I am always wary of people who claim to speak for Jesus (i.e. Jesus would not endorse this movie, Jesus would cry if he heard that, Jesus would ...). The hard facts are that the Vatican has not condemned these books in an official capacity. Either the Vatican is not doing its job (unlikely) or the Vatican is not interested in making an official proclamation against these books/movies.
Because there is no magisterial teaching on the matter, Catholics are in fact permitted to use their judgment in discerning whether or not to read the books / see the movies.
You are in fact correct that at times the Devil masquerades as a man of peace, but at times people think they see the devil even where he is not present.
Peace,
Fr. Brian
Secondly, I am always wary of people who claim to speak for Jesus (i.e. Jesus would not endorse this movie, Jesus would cry if he heard that, Jesus would ...). The hard facts are that the Vatican has not condemned these books in an official capacity. Either the Vatican is not doing its job (unlikely) or the Vatican is not interested in making an official proclamation against these books/movies.
Because there is no magisterial teaching on the matter, Catholics are in fact permitted to use their judgment in discerning whether or not to read the books / see the movies.
You are in fact correct that at times the Devil masquerades as a man of peace, but at times people think they see the devil even where he is not present.
Peace,
Fr. Brian