Roundup: Mounting criticism by prelates of lifting of excommunications
February 03, 2009
Criticism of Pope Benedict’s decision to lift the excommunications of four bishops associated with the Society of St. Pius X-- particularly Bishop Richard Williamson, who denied the extent of the Holocaust-- has continued. Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said, “I observe the debate with great concern. There were misunderstandings and management errors in the Curia.”
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna said, “He who denies the Holocaust cannot be rehabilitated within the Church.” Two German bishops criticized the decision-- one citing a “loss of confidence” in the Pope, the other speaking of “uncertainty, incomprehension, and deception.
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Further information:
- Call for pope to step down over Holocaust denier (AFP)
- Anti-Semitic bishop shows we must stay on guard (Kansas City Star)
- German Jews break with pope (International Herald Tribune)
- Pope's decision is "disastrous", says Dutch bishop (Radio Netherlands)
- Holocaust bishop row has 'undermined trust' in Vatican (Daily Telegraph)
- Rochester Diocese Condemns British Bishop for Holocaust Remarks (WROC-TV)
- Vatican/SSPX-- the fallout continues (Reuters)
- The Vatican mishandles a case of historical heresy-- editorial (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Editorial: A Holocaust denier (Las Vegas Sun)
- Damian Thomspon: After the PR disaster, what does the future hold for Pope Benedict? (Daily Telegraph)
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