Personally, I see the Potter books in the same tenure as Tolkien and almost like the Narnia books (although not nearly as clever as CS Lewis).
The values of human life, family, and generally being decent are paramount.
The "magic" of the books is clearly nonsense and, in no way, related to the Satanic tripe of "real" (cough) magic practitioners in the real world.
That said, I doubt B16 said this.
Ihope he didn't say it. I like the first two movies especially, and the third book. Very endearing characters. IF the pope said it, he is really falling in line with certain Evangelical Christian fundamentalists. My daughter has a friend whose parents think Satan is in their daughter ala her love of Harry Potter. I look elsewhere for Satan.
I like Tolkien, and I think fantasy has its purpose, and it doesn't give me un-Christian thoughts.
I agree. Fantasy is just that fantasy. It is entertaining not soul stealing for crying out loud.
I love the HP books,I will be in line when this new on comes out. It has not drawn me over to the dark side./eyeroll
Well, Tolkien and HarryPotter are quite distinct.
Tolkien's Ring cycle does not include 'magic,' and is actually a parable of the fall/redemption story.
Potter is entertainment. There are good values in the stories, but they certainly don't compare to Tolkien.