A response to: Respectfully Disagree
[Bishop Richard] Williamson expressed his own opinion on the Holocaust, which aren’t the shared views of the Society of St. Pius X. As wrong as it may be, it wasn’t the reason the excommunication was lifted. These are two separate circumstances and should be treated as that. The media loves to spin stories and people just eat it up.I am a strong supporter of freedom of speech granted in important documents such as the U.S. Constitution and the U.N.’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Bishop Williamson never denied the Holocaust. He shared his misconstrued view of how many Jews he thought were actually killed and denied the use of gas chambers. We know his remarks were incorrect.
He made an apology and should do some kind of reparation — such as visiting Auschwitz. You and I may disagree with his statements but people are entitled to their own views. Instead of throwing the first stone, how can we work with him? Taking action against him doesn’t really solve the problem, does it?
Michael Magana
