ローマ教皇ベネディクト16世は4人の司教の破門を撤回した。その一人がリチャード・ウィリアムソン司教／ Bishop Richard Williamson だ。彼はホロコースト否定、反ユダヤ主義、ゲイ差別、9.11陰謀論……それらを臆面もなく発言してきた。
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Bishop Richard Williamson - Gas Chambers, Anti-Semitism and the Truth
Bishop Williamson said recently: "I believe there were no gas chambers".
ローマ法王、ホロコースト否定の司教破門を撤回 [CNN]
破門を撤回されたのは、聖ピオ十世会所属のウィリアムソン司教ら４人。同司教は先日スウェーデンのテレビ局に対し、ナチスドイツの収容所で死亡したユダヤ人は２０─３０万人にのぼるものの、ガス室で死んだ者はいないなどと主張した。
ユダヤ人側との連絡を担当するキリスト教一致推進評議会のウォルター・カスパー枢機卿は電話でＣＮＮに対し、「（破門撤回は）法王の決定。自分の意見はあるが、法王の決定にコメントしたくない」と述べた。
聖ピオ十世会は１９６０年代のバチカン改革に反対したルフェーブル大司教によって設立され、非認可の儀式で４人を聖職に任命。この結果８８年、当時のローマ法王ヨハネ・パウロ２世が４人を破門した。
Pope's decision outrages Jews
教皇の決定には怒りを覚える──リベラル・カトリックのグループ。不快感──イスラエルのユダヤ人当局者。ウィリアムソン司教の発言はソサイアティを代表するものではない──聖ピオ十世会 Bernard Fellay 司教。
Group Says It Doesn’t Share Views of Holocaust Denier [New York Times]
A schismatic Roman Catholic society that Pope Benedict XVI recently rehabilitated apologized to the pope on Tuesday and distanced itself from the comments of one of its members, who has denied the Holocaust.
On Saturday, the pope revoked the excommunication of four bishops from the St. Pius X Society, including Bishop Richard Williamson, who said in a television interview last week that there was no historical evidence for the Nazi gas chambers. The pope’s decision has angered Jewish and liberal Catholic groups, among others.
In a letter dated Tuesday and released by the Vatican, the director of the St. Pius X Society, Bishop Bernard Fellay, said that Bishop Williamson’s statements “do not reflect the position of the society.” He added that the group had been “saddened” by the repercussions of Bishop Williamson’s remarks and the damage they had done to its mission.
“We ask forgiveness of the supreme pontiff and all the men of good will for the dramatic consequences of this act,” he wrote.
ドイツ中央ユダヤ人評議会／Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland シャルロッテ・クノブロッフ／Charlotte Knobloch 総裁、教皇の決定に抗議の意を表明、カトリック教会との対話も拒否へ。
Jewish Leader Calls Off Talks With Church in Holocaust-Denier Row | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 29.01.2009 via kwout
[Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland]
ヴァチカンとの関係に重大な影響を与えるものだ──イスラエルのチーフ・ラビ。
Rabbis may halt Vatican talks over Holocaust-denying priest [Guardian]
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has threatened to break off normal dialogue with the Vatican over its decision to lift the excommunication of a Catholic priest who claimed that no Jews died in gas chambers during the second world war.
ウィリアムソン司教の主張は「冒涜と無知」の何物でもない──オランダの司教。
Dutch bishops distance themselves from Williamson [Dutch News]
Dutch bishops have distanced themselves from comments made by British Bishop Richard Williamson regarding the persecution of the Jews. Last week, the British bishop denied the existence of the gas chambers in German concentration camps during the Second World War. He also claimed that only 300,000 Jews died in the camps, not 6 million. The Dutch bishops call the remarks "disrespectful and idiotic". Catholic leaders in Germany have also distanced themselves from Bishop Williamson's opinions.
”反ユダヤ主義の最も下劣な振舞だ””ホロコーストを否定する司教の破門を解くことの意味は明らかだ……その人物に「信認」を与えることだ”──ノーベル平和賞受賞者エリ・ヴィーゼル／Elie Wiesel 氏。
Israeli chief rabbinate cuts ties with Vatican over Holocaust row [Telegraph]
Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel, 80, a past winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said the Pope had lent credence to "the most vulgar aspect of anti-Semitism" by rehabilitating a Holocaust-denying bishop.
"The result of this move is very simple: to give credence to a man who is a Holocaust denier, which means that the sensitivity to us as Jews is not what it should be," he said.
教会はウィリアムソン司教のような宗教的熱狂者たちに信認を与えてはならない、彼らを退け、その活動を非合法化すべきなのである──カナダ上院議員ヨニ・ゴールドシュタイン氏。
Yoni Goldstein: The Church needs to get rid of fanatics, not encourage them. [National Post, CANADA]
Pope Benedict's decision to reinstate Williamson is a black eye on the Catholic Church. Welcoming back into the fold a man who proudly espouses a racist and paranoid worldview, and who encourages religious fundamentalism to boot, is unconscionable. The Church will be the worse for Richard Willamson's renewed presence.
[関連記事]
- Pope Benedict XVI Rehabilitates Holocaust Denier, Anti-Semite and 9-11 Conspiracist [Box Turtle Bulletin]
- The Man Benedict Has Brought In From The Cold [The Daily Dish]
- Pope's gesture to Holocaust denier upsets Catholics too [AFP]
- SSPX leader apologizes for Bishop Williamson’s Holocaust denial [Catholic News Agency]
