{"id":1146,"date":"2009-01-25T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-25T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/01\/it-is-scandalous-that-someone-of-this-stature-in-the-church-denies-the-holocaust-updated.html"},"modified":"2009-01-25T21:23:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-25T21:23:00","slug":"it-is-scandalous-that-someone-of-this-stature-in-the-church-denies-the-holocaust-updated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/01\/it-is-scandalous-that-someone-of-this-stature-in-the-church-denies-the-holocaust-updated.html","title":{"rendered":"“It is scandalous that someone of this stature in the Church denies the Holocaust” — UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"
“The reinstatement is an internal Church matter. However, it is scandalous that someone of this stature in the Church denies the Holocaust. Denial of the Holocaust not only insults the survivors, memory of the victims, and the Righteous Among the Nations who risked their lives to rescue Jews, it is a brutal attack on truth.<\/p>\n

“Even if the revocation of the excommunication is unrelated to Williamson\u2019s comments regarding the Holocaust, what kind of message is this sending regarding the Church\u2019s attitude toward the Holocaust? Although we understand that Williamson\u2019s statements do not represent the Church\u2019s stance, we continue to hope that the Church will vigorously condemn these unacceptable and odious comments.”<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

— A statement<\/a> from Yad Vashem,
the Holocaust Martyrs\u2019 and Heroes\u2019 Remembrance Authority,
regarding the reinstatement<\/a> of SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson.<\/div>\n

UPDATE:<\/b> Monday, the Vatican issued a statement<\/a> condemning Williamson’s views, calling them “unacceptable” and a violation of church teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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