"Tradcatholic2": The SSPX, Bishop WILLIAMSON, and the JEWS

From: "Nicholas Bergstrom-Allen" [cambridgeshire.boys.choir@n...]
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2001 11:07 am
Subject: Bishop Williamson, SSPX and the Jews

Dear All,

I have just read, with considerable curiosity and not a little dismay, the following in a mailing published on a virulently anti-Jewish list run by a gentleman who claims to be SSPX as well as BNP (British National Party):

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Bishop Williamson is the rector of the Society of Saint Pius X's Saint Thomas Aquinas seminary at Winona, Minnesota; he is one of the bishops consecrated by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. He is, of course, well known among traditional Catholics; however, perhaps less well known is his sound knowledge regarding the Jews. I shall quote some passages from his writings, some of which are online at SSPX sites, to illustrate His Lordship's grasp of the Jewish question.

1. BISHOP WILLIAMSON DENIES ANY JEWISH "HOLOCAUST"

His Eminence Bishop Williamson recognises that the "holocaust" is all Jewish lies, invented as a scheme to further Jewish aggression against the nations. In 1989, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes church in Sherbrooke, Canada, Bishop Williamson stated, regarding this devilish concoction of the Jews:

"there was not one Jew killed in 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.... Jews made up the Holocaust, Protestants get their orders from the devil, and the Vatican has sold its soul to liberalism."
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I could hardly believe my eyes when I read this, but I did a search on the key words and found the following at

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/44/161.html

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Furthermore, the Society has occasionally made headlines with its public declarations so much out of sync with Quebec society in general and mainstream Catholicism in particular that they are difficult to ignore. In 1989, for instance, one of the Society's four bishops, Richard Williamson, delivered a virulently racist sermon while touring Quebec. Williamson, who runs a Lefebvrist seminary in Winona, Minnesota, was speaking at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes church in Sherbrooke when he stated that "Not one Jew was killed in the gas chambers. It's a lie... the Jews invented the Holocaust so that we would kneel before them and accept their state of Israel... the governments don't touch the Jews but they persecute the Zundels who fight for the truth." [8] When a complaint was lodged under the hate laws, the RCMP found that there was no basis to charge Williamson because he "wasn't inciting violence". The bishop himself was unapologetic, claiming that "The church is going badly because of the Protestants, the Freemasons, the Communists, the media and the Jews.... I don't believe that 6 million Jews were killed (in the Holocaust), it's a physical impossibility."
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Can someone on this list confirm if this is indeed official SSPX teaching on the Holocaust etc?

Very puzzled and bewildered,

Nicholas Bergström-Allen, Cambridge, England

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From: "D...... M....." [.......@h...]
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2001 2:13 pm
Subject: Re: [tradcatholic2] Bishop Williamson, SSPX and the Jews

Dear Mr. Bergstrom-Allen,

I was a student at Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary for a short time, and I know Bishop Williamson fairly well. His Excellency is a great model of Catholic virtue and I learned a lot during the short time that I was at the Seminary. his Excellency was in fact one of my professors.

I was not in Sherbrooke, Ontario on the date mentioned, so I cannot comment on what happened there. Unfortunately, Bishop Williamson's name has been slandered on many occasions as was that of Archbishop Lefebvre. Since I don't want the rumors and any risk of slander to continue, you should write to Bishop Williamson directly regarding any questions you might have about his opinions.

He can be reached at the following address:

Bishop Richard Williamson
Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary
RR 1, Box 97 A-1
Winona, MN 55987
USA

I can say this much, however, without attempting to be a spokesman for the Society of Saint Pius X. The Society of Saint Pius X's only position on any issue is the Catholic one. Since the revisionist position regarding the Holocaust is not a teaching of the Catholic Church, it is not a position of the Society of Saint Pius X. The SSPX does not engage in matters that do not concern the teachings of the Church. The Society is not anti-semetic, nor is it racist, nor is it anything else other than Catholic. As a part of the Church, it exists solely for the reason that Our Lord established His Church, i.e., to assist souls in attaining heaven.

Contact Bishop Williamson in order to find out what he says on the Holocaust. I know that he will answer you.

In Our Lady, D...... M.....

Note added 6 August 2008:
The identity of the above poster has been suppressed at the request of the person concerned - for the reason that he has had no association with the SSPX since 2002. F.J.L.

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From: "N.... D....." [nd.....@h...]
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2001 2:17 pm
Subject: Re: [tradcatholic2] Bishop Williamson, SSPX and the Jews

Dear Mr. Bergstrom-Allen:

You wrote:
]Can someone on this list confirm if this is indeed official SSPX teaching ]on the Holocaust etc?

Since the SSPX was formed in order to preserve Tradition through the formation of priests and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, I believe that "official SSPX teaching" would simply consist of what the Catholic Church teaches.

Based on my own experience of hearing a number of SSPX priests speak at three different chapels during the last two years (since I began attending Mass), I can tell you that I have not heard any priest make statements like those you quoted, regarding the Holocaust. Nor have I heard any lay person make similar comments.

I can understand your bewilderment, since I also encountered some websites that made these sorts of accusations against Bishop Williamson and the SSPX. Although I hadn't encountered any fascist sentiment at the chapels I attended, I decided to do further research. What I found was that source of the information was questionable. That also seems to be true in this case.

The link you gave has an excerpt from a publication produced by a group of Canadian anarchists, some of whom were involved in the 1996 riots that took place in Quebec City. I'm not surprised that these young people confused the remaining conservatives in the Catholic Church with fascists, because from their perspective on the far left, they probably aren't able to tell the difference.

If you look at how frequently the article points out the "anti-communist" and "anti-freemason" positions of traditional Catholics, it becomes clear that the writer (who remained anonymous) has little or no understanding of the history of the Catholic Church and her opposition to the enemies of Christ. Since the far-left groups that disseminate these articles are by their own admission pro-communist, it's understandable that they would have something against the Catholic Church. It seems that they want to equate the SSPX with fascists, just as others have tried to distort history by saying that Pope Pius XII did not do enough to help Jews at the time of the holocaust - which is complete nonsense.

I hope this has helped to answer some of your concerns. Please feel free to write to me off-list if you have questions on what I've written, since I'm not sure that this topic is of interest to most of the list members.

N.... D.....

Note added 15 June 2007:
The identity of the above poster has been suppressed at the request of the person concerned - for the reason that she has resiled from certain opinions formerly expressed. F.J.L.

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From: Charlene M Pratt [wizdmzchyld@z...]
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2001 9:10 pm
Subject: Re: [tradcatholic2] Bishop Williamson, SSPX and the...

It shocks me that ANYONE would ask such a question. Neither the SSPX nor any other organization or religion has a "teaching" about the holocaust.
Individual members of any "persuasion" may have an OPINION about anything they choose. Some of those opinions are based on knowledge and some are not. We are all aware that opinions are free. So to even state such a thing is a gross display of ignorance to begin with. God Bless. P. Aunt

Blessed be God.