The priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of the 'Harry Potter' series and other books and items deemed by their owners as harmful has apologized and stressed it was not aimed against books or culture.
A first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling is seen in London on Monday, May 20, 2013. WARSAW, Poland - The priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of the "Harry Potter" series and other books and items deemed by their owners as harmful has apologized and stressed it was not aimed against books or culture.
The Rev. Rafal Jarosiewicz published his apology on Facebook late Tuesday. He said the burning of books and other items linked to magic and the occult was "unfortunate." Jarosiewicz and other priests have drawn criticism after they burned books and items brought by parishioners Sunday before a church in Gdansk, saying they were doing away with evil influences.The book-burning comes as Poland's influential Catholic Church is grappling with revelations about the scale of pedophilia among its priests.
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