|
|
Latest NewsHolocaust-denying bishop fined17 January 2013A German court has fined a renegade British bishop €1,800 (£1,500) for denying the Holocaust - Holocaust-denial is a crime in Germany - in a television interview. An administrative court in Regensburg convicted Richard Williamson of incitement and levied the fine on Wednesday, the German news agency dpa reported. He was not present at Wednesday's court proceedings. The case was retried after an earlier conviction of Williamson was overturned on procedural grounds. Williamson, 72, told a Swedish TV station in 2008, during an interview conducted near Regensburg, that he believed 200,000 to 300,000 Jews died in Nazi concentration camps, but none of them in gas chambers, during the Second World War. Williamson, 72, was one of four bishops illicitly ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre into the Society of St Pius X (SSPX), which rejects the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunications of the four in 2009, the day the interview was broadcast. SSPX expelled Williamson last October. For other recent bulletins, select from the list here: |
 Latest NewsKoch: ‘Spiritual roots vital to EU' French gay marriage fight goes on MPs welcome IF campaigners In this week’s issueAn easeful death? ‘Give the poor the oil that anoints them with dignity: a job’ ‘Migrants bring the vitality of non-Western spirituality’ Cosmic connection of the heart Gross, and not so moral Yes, we can confirm The Tablet BlogElena Curti Banishing O'Brien answers some questions, raises others Abigail Frymann Does Cardinal O’Brien deserve banishment or pardon? He at least owes us an explanation Elena Curti, Deputy Editor Don’t stop there, Justine Greening, the current model of aid is problematic Bishop Kevin Dowling, guest contributor Welby's right - St Benedict has much to offer banking reform efforts Laurence Freeman OSB
|
