Pope Plagued by Priests in Denial: Nazi Holocaust 'Disinfecting'

Just days after Pope Benedict XVI welcomed four controversial priests, one of which was excommunicated in the 1980's for denying the Jewish holocaust, back to the Catholic church another priest has made shocking comments about Nazi extermination of the Jews during WWII.

Claiming that the gas chambers existed to "disinfect" and not to kill, Father Floriano Abrahamowicz drummed up controversy and directed more criticism toward the Vatican for reinstating holocaust denier Bishop Richard Williamson and 3 other controversial excommunicated priests.

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Accusations of antisemitism have plagued the Catholic church for decades and these two latest incidents are only adding to the problem.  While Pope Benedict XVI has stated that the church does not share the views of Bishop Williamson and others like him the continued tolerance of such publicly expressed opinions have outraged Jewish leaders.

In the 1980's Bishop Williamson broke from the Catholic Church over his views on the Nazi holocaust and in 1988 was excommunicated by then Pope John Paul II.  The church has continued to grow more fractured ever since and Pope Benedict had hoped reinstating Bishop Williamson would start to heal the rift. 

However, Bishop Williamson has not yet retracted the views he expressed in the 1980's and that, combined with the recent comments made by Father Floriano Abrahamowicz, have renewed calls for the Pope to take action.  The decades old statements made by Bishop Williamson were aired on Swedish television shortly after his excommunication was lifted which has further fueled the calls for immediate action by the Vatican.