Bishop minces no words on Holocaust

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Quote:A Catholic priest, who sparked Jewish fury by reopening debate on the Holocaust, takes a swipe at the misuse of the label 'anti-Semitic'.

British Bishop Richard Williamson recently asserted that he would perform in-depth research and explore the historical evidence surrounding the Holocaust -- in order to substantiate his past claims that Nazis did not use gas chambers to murder Jews during World War Two.

Williamson, who was declared persona non grata by the Vatican in 1988, said he is firmly convinced of the accuracy of his statements, affirming that his arguments stem largely from historical evidence and years of comprehensive research.

"I must now review the historical evidence once again. I said the same thing in my interview with Swedish television: Historical evidence is at issue, not emotions. And if I find this evidence, I will correct myself. But that will take time," he said.

In an interview with Swedish television in January, Williamson denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers, claiming that only 300,000 Jews perished in the Nazi concentration camps -- rather than the 6 million figure that is widely disseminated.

His January remarks raised hackles in the Jewish community, prompting Pope Benedict XVI to urge the bishop to rectify his controversial views.

Williamson responded that he would not let emotions get in the way of research and is determined to stick to his comments until he fully "examines the evidence" of the Nazi Holocaust.

"If I realize that I have made an error, I will apologize. I ask every human being to believe me when I say that I did not deliberately say anything untrue. I was convinced that my comments were accurate, based on my research in the 1980s. Now I must review everything again and look at the evidence," he said.

The recently-rehabilitated priest insisted that he should not be labeled as anti-Semitic for his views.

"Anti-Semitism means many things today, for instance, when one criticizes the Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. The Church has always understood the definition of anti-Semitism to be the rejection of Jews because of their Jewish roots. This is condemned by the Church," he explained.

Williamson said while he has no plans to visit Israel, he hopes the Holy See would consider paying a visit to Gaza, which was recently subject to a devastating three-week-long Zionist assault.

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Quote:Williamson responded that he would not let emotions get in the way of research and is determined to stick to his comments until he fully "examines the evidence" of the Nazi Holocaust.

Sounds like a future planned career saving flip-flop.... like attempted by David Irving.

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Is this guy legit or a stooge?