Parents of pupil at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville will have to happen down their Harry Potter compulsion without the aid of the shoal library . TheTennesseanreportsthat Rev. Dan Reehil , a pastor at the parish schooltime , has ordered that the series be dispatch from the program library in reaction to a parent ’s inquiry .
“ The curses and spells used in the books are factual oath and spells ; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the individual reading the textbook , ” Reehil wrote in anemail to teacher .
Reehil also explained in the email that although the books represent conjuring trick as good and immorality , that ’s just a “ clever deception , ” and argued that magic is inherently malevolent . He confer with exorciser in the U.S. and Rome , who advised that the books should be removed from the library .
The Catholic Church does n’t have an prescribed stance on whetherHarry Potteris suitable for its fellow member . agree tothe Guardian , a Vatican spokesperson in 2003 hold that the cognitive content was in line with Christian ethics , but the books have frequently beenbannedby private institutions over the course of the last couple of decades .
Rebecca Hammel , the superintendent of school day for the Catholic Diocese of Nashville , toldtheTennesseanthat Reehil was “ well within his authority ” to ban the books , since “ each pastor has sanctioned authority to make such decision for his parish school . ” She added that parent could still introduce the series to their minor outside of school .
Do Harry Potter spells actually mould , as Reehil suggest ? Ask the nearest Potterhead how many times they ’ve mutteredExpecto patronum , Expelliarmus , or anotherLatin - based incantationto no avail .
[ h / tTennessean ]
