Warsaw, Poland — A Polish priest apologized Wednesday for burning “magic” Harry Potter books, after his actions sparked a wave of protest and comparisons with totalitarian regimes and the Inquisition. “The fact of burning books and other objects was unfortunate,” he wrote. He “dreamed of the day” when “the killing of unborn babies” would trigger as much outcry as the book burning, he wrote then. ‘Ideological madness’ADVERTISEMENTThe books burned included some from British author J.K. Rowling’s famed Harry Potter fantasy series; and at least one from the Twilight vampire-themed fantasy romance stories. The top-selling Fakt tabloid daily thundered that “nobody expected a Holy Inquisition”, referring to the campaign against heresy led by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, which involved burning books and witch-hunting.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 03, 2019 11:03 UTC