Tolkien is the one who caused C.S. Lewis to become a Christian in first place.
Lewis was a confirmed atheist for a long time.
I dont know of anyone who read or saw Lord of The Rings trilogy who became Christian as a result nor do I know anyone who has seen or read the Potter books and become an occultist.
It's entertainment.
I read the children's book "A Little Witch" when I was growing up. And saw Disney's "Fantasia".
And I was forced to read the New York Sunday Times growing up.
And neither one made become a Sorceress nor a Raging Leftie Libtard.
I feel awfully sorry for all those people out there who get their panties all bent out of shape about a series of children's books. And for their children. What do they get to do for fun? Meditate on their sins...
The pope made a point of characterizing these issues as "subtle". Like I pointed out before, the media has very "subtly" indoctrinated our children into accepting homosexuality using very innocuous things like sitcoms, reality shows, and even children's programming ("Arthur" anyone?) I understand that these are entertaining books - I own every one of them and have read every one of them! The problem is that it's marketed specifically to children who are immersed in a secular society and have been taught to be ashamed of religious faith. Kids are impressionable, and if they're more interested in emulating witches and warlocks, they will accept the occult later in life when they should be following Christ. I'm not expecting them to walk around with magic wands, but paganism and things like Wicca have become "acceptable" in our PC society today, and will be more acceptable when these children have authority later in life.
It's about subtlety and the fact that most parents will not take their kids aside and say, "this is great fun and entertainment, but you need to realize that there are people who really practice witchcraft and it's evil."
All you have to do is turn on the TV and watch what's-his-face "channeling" the dead. It's evil. And even adults are vulnerable to the "subtlety" of a supposed reunion with a dead parent through an occultist. It feels good, so do it. It's fun and entertaining, so it must be good for kids.
Like I said, I agree with the Pope because the vast majority of parents will not sit down with their kids and explain the difference between fiction and reality. When the fiction is warm and fuzzy and the reality is rife with danger, someone needs to point out the difference.