Expert: Fr. Michael - 10/18/2005

Question
Father,
I'm reading Don Quixote and it looks like there are a lot of blaphemies in it.  Cervantes uses God's name a lot.  I don't know if you're familiar in detail with that book, but although Cervantes seems well-intentioned I felt uncomfortable reading all those blasphemies(if that's what they are).  What do you suggest?  Should I stop reading it and read something else?
Thanks,
John
P.S. Thanks for your previous answers.

Answer
Sorry to say, I have never read it.  Most of my literary pursuits are in the classical period.  The book, however, is such a classic through so many centuries that I see no problem continuing, just as you would with the Odyssey, the Aeneid, etc.  Very few works of literature are completely Christian.  That would not reflect life.