view ▁of ▁John ▁Mil ton ' s ▁Parad ise ▁Lost ▁with ▁a ▁R ous seau ist ▁one . ▁The ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁have ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁their ▁attitude ▁to ▁religion , ▁especially ▁Catholic ism , ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic ▁League ▁for ▁Relig ious ▁and ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁and ▁F ocus ▁on ▁the ▁Family . ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Her ald ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Le onie ▁Cal dec ott ▁c ited ▁P ull man ' s ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁fiction ▁" far ▁more ▁worthy ▁of ▁the ▁bon fire ▁than ▁Harry ▁[ P ot ter ]" ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁"[ by ] ▁co - opt ing ▁Catholic ▁termin ology ▁and ▁playing ▁with ▁Jud ae o - Christ ian ▁the ological ▁concepts , ▁P ull man ▁is ▁effectively ▁removing , ▁among ▁a ▁mass ▁audience ▁of ▁a ▁highly ▁impression able ▁age , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁blocks ▁for ▁future ▁evangel isation ". ▁P ull man ▁was ▁fl atter ed ▁and ▁asked ▁his ▁publish er ▁to ▁include ▁quotes ▁from ▁Cal dec ott ' s ▁article ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁book . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Her ald ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁Sarah ▁Johnson ▁that ▁compared ▁P ull man ▁to ▁a ▁" play ground ▁bul ly " ▁whose ▁work ▁" att acks ▁a ▁religious ▁minor ity ". ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁after ▁Bened ict ▁Allen ' s ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁criticism ▁during ▁the ▁BBC ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Big ▁Read , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Her ald ▁repub lished ▁both