Holocaust Denier Expelled From Society of St. Pius X

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Bishop Richard Williamson



VATICAN CITY (RNS) A breakaway traditionalist group has expelled Bishop Richard Williamson, a British prelate who in 2009 sparked a global crisis in Jewish-Catholic relations for denying the Holocaust shortly before Pope Benedict XVI readmitted him to the church.
The staunchly conservative Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) announced on Wednesday (Oct. 24) that Williamson had been “excluded” from its ranks on Oct. 4 because of his refusal to “show due respect and obedience to his lawful superiors.”
The SSPX statement described Williamson's expulsion as a “painful decision” and made no mention of vocal Holocaust denials.
In January 2009, Williamson denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers in a TV interview with a Swedish documentary program. He also questioned the general consensus among historians that 6 millions Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
His words became public just days before Benedict lifted the excommunication of the four SSPX bishops, including Williamson.
The move was aimed at paving the way for full reconciliation between SSPX and Rome, but proved a major embarrassment for the German pope and the Vatican. Jews from all over the world sought reassurance that the Catholic Church was still committed to Jewish-Christian dialogue that was started by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
The SSPX rejects the liberalizing reforms of the Council, which opened a new era in Catholic-Jewish relations after centuries of mistrust and religiously motivated violence.

Responding to the crisis, Benedict wrote an unprecedented letter to Catholic bishops saying he was unaware of Williamson's positions, and called on Vatican departments to make more use of the Internet, where the bishop's statements were widely available.
Since then, Williamson remained a stumbling block on the path of reconciliation between the SSPX and Rome. In May, the Vatican warned that even in the case of an agreement, the position of every SSPX bishop would be vetted individually.
Williamson's expulsion, however, is unlikely to salvage the Vatican-SSPX negotiations that seem to have arrived at an impasse.
After more than two years of “doctrinal dialogue,” the Vatican's doctrinal office in June presented SSPX leaders with a final offer, reportedly requiring acceptance of the Second Vatican Council as part of church doctrine.
The traditionalist group has yet to issue an official response, but its top officials signaled on several occasions that it is unacceptable. “The possibility of an agreement becomes more distant,” SSPX Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta told a traditionalist conference on Oct. 13.
Williamson had always opposed any reconciliation with Rome, and in the past months had called for the SSPX leadership to resign.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center said until the SSPX reforms itself, Williamson's ouster will be "no more than cosmetic surgery that attempts to cover up the ugly reality of anti-Semitism and hate that is imbedded in the theology of the SSPX."
CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this article, Wiesenthal was misspelled.

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the comments are hilarious.. same crowd I notice that comes out crying freedom of speech when they make derogatory movies against Muslims which have no semblance to truth, historical or religious.
One guy wrote at least he has a right to question and the rest thereafter were nothing but insults to his intellect, his bigotry his this his that..
funny folks!

[Logikon]

the comments are hilarious..

same crowd I notice that comes out crying freedom of speech when they make derogatory movies against Muslims which have no semblance to truth, historical or religious.

funny folks!

The Vatican condemned the Muhammad movie:

Sept 12, 2012

VATICAN - LEBANON

Vatican slams anti-Muslim provocations, cites pope's positive example in Lebanon

The head of the Vatican Press Office condemns the "unjustified offense and provocations against the sensibilities" of Muslims caused by a movie mocking Muhammad. Such actions "nourish tension and hatred, unleashing unacceptable violence." In Lebanon, Benedict XVI wants to build coexistence among believers. A meeting in Beirut's Museum Square is held to welcome the pope.

[soloqi]

Maybe i think too much but does it not seem odd that to question the 'Holocaust' is abit strange... People have even been imprisoned for 'uncovering inconsistencies with regards to the evidence of the said event. Iran even hosted a holocaust denial conference and invited people on both sides to put EVIDENCE across to support their stance....

Having semetic blood i know how much the Hebrew faith has been hijacked by Ashkenasi, Zionists and Israelis. And Israelis have nothing to do with Jew..