A school in Nashville has removed all of the Harry Potter books from its library after a priest said the curses and spells are real. The school’s pastor, Reverend Dan Reehil, took the step after consulting with exorcists in America and Rome. He said: “These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception.”
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The Pope was late for his Sunday sermon after getting stuck in lift for 25 minutes. When Francis eventually appeared, he said: “First of all I must excuse myself for being late. I was blocked in an elevator for 25 minutes.” He added: “Thank God the firefighters intervened.”
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