Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post
I don't see how being Catholic cancels being Christian. And if we zoom out of LoTR and look at the whole legendarium we see that it establishes its own universe whose origin is definitely at variance with the Christian tradition starting from its creation out of Music. The religious background of the legendarium is richer than just Catholicism or even Christianity with the admixture of Scandinavian and even Greek mythology.
I'm just quoting Tolkien on his own creation. I'm guessing you're a fan of "The Death of the Author".