Catholic priests burn HarryPotter books in Poland
WARSAW - Catholic priests in the northern Polish city of Koszalin burned books they say are sacrilegious this weekend, including tomes from British author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels.
One passage exhorting believers to destroy the enemies of God includes the passage "burn their idols in the fire". Photographs show priests saying prayers over the fire pit, where other items including a Hello Kitty umbrella and a Hindu religious figurine, are also burning. "I'd like to believe this is a joke... Seriously? Are people burning fantasy literature in the 21st century in some kind of sick ritual?!" one Facebook user said in a comment underneath.Launched in 1997, the Harry Potter series of books spins an epic tale of good and evil focused on the adventures of the eponymous bespectacled young wizard as he struggles against the dark wizard Lord Voldemort.
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