Fuente: www.corazones.org

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2002
(LSN.ca/CWNews.com) 

Al comienzo de diciembre, el exorcista oficial de la Diócesis de Roma, El Padre Gabriele Amorth, advirtió a los padres sobre la serie de libros de Harry Potter. El sacerdote, quien es también presidente de la Asociación Internacional de Exorcistas, dijo que Satanás está detrás de la obra. En una entrevista con la agencia italiana de noticias ANSA, El Padre Amorth dijo: "Tras Harry Potter se esconde la firma del rey de las tinieblas, el demonio."

Versión inglesa mas completa:

In early December, the Diocese of Rome's official exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, warned parents against the Harry Potter book series. The priest, who is also the president of the International Association of Exorcists, said Satan is behind the works. In an interview with the Italian ANSA news agency, Father Amorth said, "Behind Harry Potter hides the signature of the king of the darkness, the devil."

The exorcist, with his decades of experience in directly combating evil, explained that J.K. Rowling's books contain innumerable positive references to magic, "the satanic art." He noted that the books attempt to make a false distinction between black and white magic, when in fact, the distinction "does not exist, because magic is always a turn to the devil."

In the interview which was published in papers across Europe, Father Amorth also criticized the disordered morality presented in Rowling's works, noting that they suggest that rules can be contravened and lying is justified when they work to one's benefit.

Of note, the North American coverage of Father Amorth's warnings about Potter significantly downplayed the warnings. The New York Times coverage which was carried in many other media outlets left out most of the information in the European coverage which is quoted above. It only quoted Father Amorth as saying, "If children can see the movie with their parents, it's not all bad." The Times report also fails to mention that the movie version has significantly cleaned up Harry's image, making it less troublesome than the books.

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