Tenn. Catholic school removes Harry Potter books: "risk conjuring evil spirits."

[pnwmom]

14. The pastor -- and the only one in the diocese, apparently. And parents complained,

saying his was a fringe view.

From the link:

According to the Tennessean, which first reported on the edict, Hammel confirmed the authenticity of the email and said that it was sent after a parent asked why the books were gone. Because the Catholic Church has not taken an official position on the Harry Potter series, the school’s pastor has the authority to pull the books from its library shelves, she added. To her knowledge, no other schools in the diocese have done so.

Hammel also told the paper that the diocese doesn’t “get into censorship” beyond making sure that the books in school libraries are age-appropriate. The Catholic Church believes it’s up to parents to determine what’s appropriate for their children and “guide their sons and daughters to understand the content through the lens of our faith,” she said.