Published on: 15th July, 2009
The recent Harry Potter film seemed to have etched a positive impression on the Pope Benedict XVI as he extolled the movie for its fine efforts in portraying the ever present dispute over good versus evil, a battle that many a times demands immense costs and sacrifice.
L’Osservatore Romano, the approved publishing of the Vatican City has commended the film’s take on pubescent love that has been tastefully depicted making the storyline more plausible to the mass audience.
Conversely, the Vatican publishing condemned JK Rowling for falling short of making any unequivocal mention to the transcendent in her books. The assessment by the paper stated that the raging quest for immortality personified by Voldemort is in disfavour.
The Pope’s high praises for the Harry Potter movie ensues the sharp condemnation by a conformist Austrian priest in the initial part of the year.
The priest, Rev. Gerhard Maria Wagner accused the Harry Potter set of novels in promoting Satanism while many bicker that the books help facilitate witchcraft and sinister acts.
While some churches perceive the movie’s good against evil theme along the lines of preaching of Christian ethics. The latest adaptation of the Harry Potter series depicts the quests of the wizard, Harry Potter and his pals at Hogwarts as they clash the malevolent Voldemort.