In late 2008, Bishop Richard Nelson
Williamson stunned the Jewish communities around the globe speaking to
Swedish television claiming that no Jew was killed in the gas chambers
by the Nazis during World War II.
Williamson not only caught the attention
of the international media, but at the same time he started receiving
continuous threats, condemnation and pressure from all around the world,
mainly backed by the Jews and the Zionist state of Israel. World Jewish
Congress (WJC) – an international organisation whose mission is to
address the interests and needs of Jews – also played a vital role in
campaigning against him.
As a punishment, Williamson was called
on to retract his remarks and was also suspended from his official
duties. Not only that, in April 2010 he was also convicted of Holocaust
denial by a German court and was fined with €10,000.
Williamson was born in Buckinghamshire,
England on 8 March 1940. He is a Catholic and a bishop of the Society of
St. Pius X (SSPX).
This was not the first time Williamson
denied Holocaust. In a speech delivered in Canada in 1989 he said “There
was not one Jew killed by the gas chambers. It was all lies, lies,
lies.”
“The Jews created the Holocaust so we
would prostrate ourselves on our knees before them and approve of their
new State of Israel.”
He has also described Jews as the enemies of Jesus Christ.
Many experts agree that Williamson bases
his statements on facts, but many Muslim leaders and scholars are
hesitant to speak against the legitimacy of the Zionist state of Israel.
Williamson has said even though many people express the opinion that
Israel is a legitimate state, it does not necessarily mean that it is
true. Further, he has described Hamas and other Islamic groups in the
Middle East as movements struggling for freedom.
Williamson also shares many similar
views upheld by Muslims around the world. He strongly opposes women
wearing shorts and trousers, and performing the work designated to men.
He also believes that the September 11, 2001 attacks were an inside job
by the US administration.
WJC employs different methods both
financially and technically to remove Williamson from his post in the
church, but not much progress has been achieved so far to accomplish the
goal.
__________________________________________________1 November 2010, Monday
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