tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post112179698857405980..comments2024-03-27T11:27:31.790-05:00Comments on A Catholic Life: Harry PotterMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-82815279686868917322011-06-12T22:26:15.079-05:002011-06-12T22:26:15.079-05:00harry potter is a fictional book.harry potter is a fictional book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1122131358863000942005-07-23T10:09:00.000-05:002005-07-23T10:09:00.000-05:001 John 5:16-17:"If anyone sees his brother commit ...1 John 5:16-17:<BR/><BR/>"If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that is not deadly sin, he has only to pray, and God will give life to this brother - provided that it is not a deadly sin. These is sin that leads to death and I am not saying you must pray about that. Every kind of wickedness leads to sin, but not all sin leads to death"<BR/><BR/>It is quite clear some sin is worse that others. And for these sins, Confession is required to be forgiven as Our Lord said in John 20:21-23, where he gave priests the ability to forgive such sins.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1122094167572568682005-07-22T23:49:00.000-05:002005-07-22T23:49:00.000-05:00Oh, and I just thought you'd find pleasure in tear...Oh, and I just thought you'd find pleasure in tearing up Kaballah too, because its a blend of strict Jewish tradition and the spiritual fulfillment of other religions...actually, not even other religions, I'm pretty sure...practices that were done in the Old Times, tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1122093845119388352005-07-22T23:44:00.000-05:002005-07-22T23:44:00.000-05:00Yeah, I read it. But I still don't understand; if ...Yeah, I read it. But I still don't understand; if there are no levels of forgiveness, why are there levels of sin? Breaking a law of God is breaking a law of God, no matter how small the infraction is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1122006163980982372005-07-21T23:22:00.000-05:002005-07-21T23:22:00.000-05:00I showed you even scripture that said some sin is ...I showed you even scripture that said some sin is worse that others. It is very, very clear. Did you read it?<BR/><BR/>And why would I want to read about Kaballah? I am a Catholic; that is what I will always be because I know that Christ gave us the Church, and it is Christ alone that I follow as He commanded us "Follow me".Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121999199084805072005-07-21T21:26:00.000-05:002005-07-21T21:26:00.000-05:00We've discussed this before...You and I differ on ...We've discussed this before...<BR/><BR/>You and I differ on the opinion of 'severity of sin'.<BR/><BR/>I think a sin is a sin, but whatever. I don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121997683054071362005-07-21T21:01:00.000-05:002005-07-21T21:01:00.000-05:00"The DaVinci Code is just more direct. It 'speaks ..."The DaVinci Code is just more direct. It 'speaks lies' about God, but in HP there are witches and wizards tromping all over the London underground, isn't that against the way we're taught too?"<BR/><BR/>Blessed,<BR/><BR/>In Harry Potter there are references to sins of witchcraft, but I view DaVinci worse because it is against the first Commandment and second Commandments: we are speaking down upon Our Lord and uttering lies about him. I consider the mention of sins in a fictional book much less than speaking direct lies upon Our Lord.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121997282279016072005-07-21T20:54:00.000-05:002005-07-21T20:54:00.000-05:00Auron,While these people of this other faith, Wicc...Auron,<BR/><BR/>While these people of this other faith, Wicca, may be good people they still disregard the greastest of all Commandments: to love the Lord Our God with all of your Heart, your mind, and your soul. I fee that I must admonish those that are disregarding this Commandment although I don't view myself perfect by any means.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121990518500526652005-07-21T19:01:00.001-05:002005-07-21T19:01:00.001-05:00And, Mr. M, have you ever heard of Kaballah? You s...And, Mr. M, have you ever heard of Kaballah? You should look into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121990490847682952005-07-21T19:01:00.000-05:002005-07-21T19:01:00.000-05:00I read it. Finished it two days after I got it, as...I read it. Finished it two days after I got it, as my friend Alli did. Twas a tad disappointing in my opinion, but good nonetheless. And I don't understand how the DaVinci Code is evil and Harry Potter isn't. The DaVinci Code is just more direct. It 'speaks lies' about God, but in HP there are witches and wizards tromping all over the London underground, isn't that against the way we're taught too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121963278850260162005-07-21T11:27:00.000-05:002005-07-21T11:27:00.000-05:00Of course everyone is equal. I believe this.Of course everyone is equal. I believe this.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121832630476116572005-07-19T23:10:00.000-05:002005-07-19T23:10:00.000-05:00"Maybe some people chose Wicca because it spiritua..."Maybe some people chose Wicca because it spiritually fulfills them. THere's nothing wrong with it. They tend to be very eco-concerned..."<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, but that is a false religion. God must be first in our lives. That is the honest truth.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121832529002198792005-07-19T23:08:00.000-05:002005-07-19T23:08:00.000-05:00Maybe some people chose Wicca because it spiritual...Maybe some people chose Wicca because it spiritually fulfills them. THere's nothing wrong with it. They tend to be very eco-concerned...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121832109007341822005-07-19T23:01:00.000-05:002005-07-19T23:01:00.000-05:00The letter you refer to was written by then Cardin...The letter you refer to was written by then Cardinal Ratzinger, apparently in response to someone who had written to him about a book she had written concerning Harry Potter and it's influence. It doesn't carry any weight really as far as Curch doctrine is concerned and I doubt the letter was ever meant to even be made public. <BR/><BR/>I'm not convinced either that the interest in Wiccans has anything to do with Harry Potter or any of the other pop culture dealings with witches. Young people sometimes get involved with these things simply to tick off their parents. Their is also a number of people who are disaffected by traditional religion, albeit because of abuse, neglect of catechesis or any number of other causes. In seeking a solution to that that, perhapswe have to look at our selves and how well we search out the "lost sheep" and how well we tend injured ones. You can't lay that at the feet of JK Rowling.<BR/><BR/>MikeDeacon Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265354630850604997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121822535699080302005-07-19T20:22:00.000-05:002005-07-19T20:22:00.000-05:00I'm actually the friend of several Wiccans and I'v...I'm actually the friend of several Wiccans and I've read a book on the subject written by a Wiccan. They are not Satan worshippers, while one of their main deities may look like him. Their argument is that he is a fertility god of theirs and early Christians used his image as the image of Satan as a tool in conversion. Wiccans don't even believe in our God and they recognize Jesus as only a historical character, nothing more. They do not believe in performing their religious rituals ("magick") for the use of evil or personal gain. Like us, they believe in doing good works to avoid evil, etc. they just happen to believe in a different gods. While it does say it dueteronomy to avoid the "evils of witchcraft" and in exodus to "suffer not a witch to live" I think the anti-neopaganism of Catholicism is an ignorant prejudice. That's a semi-unrelated tangent, but I had to get that off my chest. <BR/><BR/>But on the subject of Harry Potter, I read today in TIME that Rowling does not try incorporate religion in it at all and to think so is the result of over-analysis. Except for the characters who are portrayed as villains, the characters tend to do good. And while the characters may do evil, including Harry at times, that's because Rowling portrays them as human. Humans tend to do good, but also tend to sometimes commit evil. It is a work of fiction and nothing more.<BR/><BR/>While I have not read "Harry Potter - Good or Evil" and do not know how it proves HP is evil, I don't think the Pope has read the Harry Potter series and therefore lacks an understanding of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13804788.post-1121817619320311602005-07-19T19:00:00.000-05:002005-07-19T19:00:00.000-05:00Harry Potter is different because this book doesn'...Harry Potter is different because this book doesn't speak lies about God like the DaVinci Code does. If the Harry Potter series said just one false statement against a dogma then I would consider it worthless, but it remains a good story with true morals: quite different from the DaVinci Code.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929374709032473716noreply@blogger.com