(H/T to Jimmy Akin for this one) — When L’Osservatore Romano published a debate between a pro-Harry Potter author and an anti-Harry Potter source, what do some of the “Catholic News” services do? Suggest that the paper published an article against Harry Potter without indicating the context of that article. Thus, we see the headlines of Harry Potter is No Hero: Vatican Newspaper and Harry Potter, wrong model of a hero, Vatican Newspaper Says encouraging the false perception that the Vatican is against Harry Potter. Thankfully, CNS gets it right: Writers in Vatican newspaper debate lessons of Harry Potter novels.
Just a word of warning: be careful with a “Catholic News” source when it lets an agenda dictate how a report is to be written, so as not to tell the full story. This is especially true when discussing news reports dealing with the Vatican. After all, this is how heresy starts.
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