In his first statement since the controversy arose from his Holocaust negation, Williamson said he will focus on evidence of the historical existence of gas chambers before considering a correction. “There should be historical evidence, not emotions. And if I find the evidence, then I stand corrected. But it will take time,” he said in an interview with the weekly Der Spiegel. In the interview, he also renews his criticism against Vatican II, accusing the council of causing “the theological chaos that we have today” and denouncing the “dictatorship of relativism” imposed by “liberal bishops.”
Der Spiegel says that they were not able to conduct a face-to-face interview with Richard Williamson. The bishop only agreed to answer questions via e-mail from Argentina where he lives. The answers, though, were confirmed by the bishop through telephone.
The lifting of his excommunication has sparked an outcry in many countries, especially in the Catholic circles of Germany, and triggered a crisis that has affected the Vatican’s relations with Jews, thereby tarnishing the image of the pope. According to theologians and church leaders, hundreds of Germans were outraged with Pope Benedict’s decision to rescind the excommunication of Bishop Richard Williamson.
Via ZEENEWS
