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Harry Potter will not be found in Catholic School libraries
If a school bans a book or series of books, that’s almost a guarantee that the kids will just want to read it more and find ways to do so.
Before the new school year began, Rev. Dan Reehil, a pastor at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville, turned to several exorcists for advice. After seeking their council, he became worried about the heretical lessons that students could learn from the Harry Potter books, according to an email he wrote to faculty members. Therefore, at the advice of the exorcists, who shared his concerns, Reehil got rid of the series from the school’s library.
“These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception,” Reehile explained. “The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.”
This is not the first time the Harry Potter novels were banned from a school. Over the years, the series has received backlash over allegations of Satanism and devil worship. But with this recent removal from the St. Edward Catholic School library, there seems to be little support from the school community.
Parents shared their concerns in an anonymous letter suggesting that the decision raised larger questions about the priest’s “fringe” views and his ability to “critically assess and discern fact from fiction,” according to local news reports. They further complained that the decision had been made without input from parents or other school administrators.
By: Maytinee Kramer
