The foundation said the book burning was intended to alert parishioners to bad influences that it says come from magic and the occult
WARSAW, Poland — Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have drawn criticism after they burned books, including from the Harry Potter series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces.
In the pictures, flames are consuming an African wooden mask, a small Buddhist figure, figurines of elephants and books on personality and magic, as well as those by J.K. Rowling. They were all brought in by parishioners, who were encouraged by the priests to clear their homes of objects that had evil forces. Influential in Poland, the Catholic Church objects to “Harry Potter” books, which are international bestsellers, saying they promote sorcery.
But, speaking with the wpolityce.pl news portal, Parafianowicz argued that the occult and magic “have a bad influence on human life.”
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