Bill Donohue won’t be pleased. That’s a good thing.
The Vatican demanded Wednesday that a bishop who denied the Holocaust recant his positions before being fully admitted into the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vatican also said in a statement that Pope Benedict XVI didn’t know about Bishop Richard Williamson’s views when he agreed to lift his excommunication [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pope Benedict XVI’
Vatican Feels Pressure On Holocaust Denier (We Checked! #3)
February 4th, 2009
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Bill Donohue Defends Catholic Church Reinstatement Of Holocaust Denier
February 2nd, 2009
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Predictable, but still kind of amazing the lengths Bill Donohue and the conservative Catholic League will go to defend whatever the church does, hides, and endorses. From a Catholic League press release:
On January 29, nearly 50 Catholic Democratic congressmen sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI stating their concerns over Bishop Richard Williamson’s comments questioning [...]
Vatican Knocks Another One Out Of The Park, Brings Holocaust Denier Back Into The Fold
January 24th, 2009
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So, is this what the church does when it isn’t covering up for pedophiles? Seriously, come on.
Pope Benedict XVI has lifted the excommunications of four traditionalist bishops, including that of a Holocaust denier whose rehabilitation sparked outrage among Jewish groups.
The four bishops were excommunicated 20 years ago after they were consecrated by the [...]
