[mlizzy]

I can't go higher than the pope, netmilsmom. Yes, those letters are from Cardinal Ratzinger. Surely, a well-known respected author as O'Brien would have checked into the authenticity of the material in his book.

And what in the world is wrong with writing a book anyway? You make it sound dirty. Didn't J.K. Rowling do the same thing?

[netmilsmom]

>>I can't go higher than the pope, netmilsmom. Yes, those letters are from Cardinal Ratzinger.<<

I can see that you didn't read what I posted. The woman who wrote the letter was told to send it to Peter Fleedwood BY Cardinal Ratzinger for discernment.

"I was sent a letter from a lady in Germany who claimed to have written to the then-Cardinal Ratzinger, saying that she thought Harry Potter was a bad thing. And the letter back, which I suspect was written by an assistant of the then-Cardinal Ratzinger in his office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, suggested that there was a subtle seduction in the books. What that subtle seduction was, was not specified, which makes me think it was a generic answer. And she had written a book on these subjects and so the Cardinal’s signature was at the bottom of the letter, suggesting she should send me the book."

How much plainer can it be spelled out? The good Cardinal, who never read a Harry Potter book, sent the woman to The Pontifical Council for Culture, where Msgr. Peter Fleedwood corrected the woman with a four page letter that she ignored.

I would think that you would be much more offended that people are lying about the Vatican's conclusions to sell books.