re: #886 Charles

In my opinion, Pope Benedict should have revoked his decision to reinstate this guy immediately after learning of his ugly views. It wouldn’t have been an issue if this had happened.

And I have to say, I don’t believe the excuse that he didn’t know. The order to which Williamson belongs has never made any secret of its extremist beliefs or its antisemitism.

I’m sorry, but that’s self-contradictory. On the one hand you say the “reinstatement” should have been revoked as soon as Benedict learned of his views. On the other, you say he must have known them before the order was given. In which case the Pope would be guilty of “reinstating” Williamson while tacitly accepting his Holocaust denial. I find that hard to believe.

And once again, for the record: Williamson was not “reinstated” as bishop. His excommunication from the sacraments of the Church was lifted. There is a difference.

See my #879 for why I find the outrage on the part of Merkel and others to be somewhat hypocritical.