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And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Black - 02-06-2009
Merkel praises Vatican's Holocaust stance
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Feb 5, 6:11 PM (ET)
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's leader praised the Vatican on Thursday for its "unequivocal" demand that a British bishop recant his denial of the Holocaust before he can be rehabilitated. She said the move was "important and good."
France's president, meanwhile, said British Bishop Richard Williamson's views were "shocking."
"It is incredible, shocking and inadmissible to be able to find in the 21st century somebody who dares question the gas chambers, the Holocaust, the martyrdom of Jews. It is inadmissible," President Nicolas Sarkozy said on French television Thursday night.
Earlier, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Vatican's decision to insist that Williamson distance himself from his remarks was an important step in maintaining relations between Christians and Jews.
She had publicly demanded earlier in the week that Pope Benedict XVI clarify the Vatican's stance on the Holocaust after it ruled that the ultraconservative Williamson's excommunication should be lifted.
Merkel said the Vatican's latest statement "makes clear that Holocaust denial will never be allowed to stand without consequences."
Sarkozy did not comment on the pope's decision last month to lift the excommunication of Williamson and three other ultraconservative bishops. They were excommunicated in 1988 after being consecrated without papal consent by the late ultraconservative French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
Williamson was shown on Swedish state television several days before the lifting of his excommunication expressing his view that no Jews were killed in gas chambers during World War II.
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - cbelt3 - 02-06-2009
and the pope kicks his ass for it. Next !
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Black - 02-06-2009
cbelt3 wrote:
Next !
Um, I don't know how long I can keep this up, but, here's the next one.
Sarkozy condemns British Holocaust denier
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Feb 5, 5:50 PM (ET)
PARIS (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy says British Bishop Richard Williamson's views that the Holocaust did not take place are "shocking."
"It is incredible, shocking and inadmissible to be able to find in the 21st century somebody who dares question the gas chambers, the Holocaust, the martyrdom of Jews. It is inadmissible," Sarkozy said on French TV on Thursday night.
However, Sarkozy refrained from any comment on Pope Benedict XVI's decision last month to lift the excommunication of Williamson and three other ultraconservative bishops. They were excommunicated in 1988 after they were consecrated without papal consent by the late ultraconservative French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
Williamson was shown on Swedish state television several days before the lifting of his excommunication, expressing his view that no Jews were killed in gas chambers during World War II.
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Don Kiyoti - 02-06-2009
cbelt3 wrote:
and the pope kicks his ass for it. Next !
Well, not exactly. The Pope lifted his excommunication and "may" demand this bishop recant those beliefs. So the bishop will lie to the Pope and the world that he's given up denying Jews were gassed systematically and all will be forgiven.
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Spock - 02-06-2009
All smoke and mirrors.
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - kj - 02-06-2009
>>and all will be forgiven.
Well, he has to answer to God, so not quite. But it would be interesting to know what the Pope's reasoning is. The guy's been excommunicated for 20yrs., so it's not like he got off easy. And the pope may feel there's a better chance of him having a "change of heart" within the church at this point. And you have to remember the church values grace and forgiveness, so you can't expect them to give up on people. kj.
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Lux Interior - 02-06-2009
"...and he was re-named pope Gutless Bastard the third"
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - RgrF - 02-06-2009
cbelt3 wrote:
and the pope kicks his ass for it. Next !
Who makes Bishops, Bishops?
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Rolando - 02-06-2009
The excommunication was revoked to increase communication and help heal the schism.
Obviously this Pope has failed the GWBush schcool of diplomacy!
Re: And now for something completely different: british bishop denies holocaust - Greg - 02-06-2009
Lux Interior wrote:
"...and he was re-named pope Gutless Bastard the third"
Odd how there's always an appropriate E.I. quote for any occasion.