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Potter is prince of evil
September 01, 2006 12:00
HARRY Potter is downright evil - hiding "the signature of the king
of darkness, the devil" - according to the Vatican's chief
demon-basher.
Father Gabriele Amorth, who is Pope Benedict XVI's senior exorcist,
claims UK author J.K. Rowling's global hit books contain
innumerable positive references to magic, "the satanic art".
"Behind Harry Potter hides the signature of the king of the
darkness, the devil," he told Vatican Radio.
And according to the Daily Mail newspaper in London, he added the
books attempt to make a false distinction between black and white
magic, when in fact, the distinction "does not exist, because magic
is always a turn to the devil".
Amorth, who is president of the International Association of
Exorcists, also said Adolf Hitler and Russian leader Joseph Stalin
were possessed by the devil, and that Pope Pius XII once tried to
perform a long-distance exorcism on Hitler.
"I am convinced that the Nazis were all possessed. All you have to
do is think about what Hitler - and Stalin did. Almost certainly
they were possessed by the devil.
"You can tell by their behavior and their actions, from the horrors
they committed and the atrocities that were committed on their
orders. That's why we need to defend society from demons."
According to secret Vatican documents recently released, wartime
pontiff Pope Pius XII attempted a "long distance" exorcism of
Hitler, which failed to have any effect, the Daily Mail
reported.
Amorth said: "It's very rare that praying and attempting to carry
out an exorcism from distance works.
"Of course you can pray for someone from a distance but in this
case it would not have any effect. - Daily Telegraph