Argentina has ordered an ultra-traditionalist British bishop who denies the Holocaust to leave the country or face expulsion. The interior ministry said Richard Williamson had been given 10 days to leave Argentina.
Holocaust-denying bishop Richard Williamson will obey Argentina's order to leave the country, his South American superior has said.
The Brit
ish-born Roman Catholic is staying with friends and preparing to depart within the 10-day deadline established by the government, said the Rev Christian Bouchacourt, South American superior for the Society of St Pius X.
In an interview broadcast on January 21, Williamson told Swedish state TV that no Jews were gassed during the Holocaust and between 200,000 and 300,000 were killed, not six million.
The comments created an upro
ar after Pope Benedict XVI lifted Williamson's excommunication, as part of a process intended to heal a rift with ultra-conservatives, and the Vatican later demanded that he recant before being recognised as a bishop.
Williamson, who is not speaking to the press, has not fully disavowed the statements.
The Argentinian government has ordered Williamson to leave voluntarily or face expulsion, citing his failure to declare a job change as required by immigration law.
Although Williamson has been in Argentina since 2003, the Interior Ministry acknowledged that it became aware of the violation only after the media uproar and said the decision was influnced by his statements - which it called "an insult" to humanity.
Source: BBC and World Daily Express
Holocaust-denying bishop Richard Williamson will obey Argentina's order to leave the country, his South American superior has said.
The Brit
ish-born Roman Catholic is staying with friends and preparing to depart within the 10-day deadline established by the government, said the Rev Christian Bouchacourt, South American superior for the Society of St Pius X.In an interview broadcast on January 21, Williamson told Swedish state TV that no Jews were gassed during the Holocaust and between 200,000 and 300,000 were killed, not six million.
The comments created an upro
ar after Pope Benedict XVI lifted Williamson's excommunication, as part of a process intended to heal a rift with ultra-conservatives, and the Vatican later demanded that he recant before being recognised as a bishop.Williamson, who is not speaking to the press, has not fully disavowed the statements.
The Argentinian government has ordered Williamson to leave voluntarily or face expulsion, citing his failure to declare a job change as required by immigration law.
Although Williamson has been in Argentina since 2003, the Interior Ministry acknowledged that it became aware of the violation only after the media uproar and said the decision was influnced by his statements - which it called "an insult" to humanity.
Source: BBC and World Daily Express
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