What does one call this story - the saga of the Pope lifting the excommunication of the four Society of St. Pius X bishops, one of whom denies the Holocaust?
Well, here is yet another sub-plot to the story. As has been reported, one of the bishops, Richard Williamson, made recent comments denying the Holocaust. If one looks at the website of the Society of St. Pius X, it is filled with statements that reek of antisemitism. So, it is not too surprising that one of their bishops would deny the Holocaust. It is surprising that the bishop would do so publicly and then the Vatican would seemingly look the other way and remit his excommunication. Now the Vatican is backpedaling at a pace that would be the envy of any Tour de France champion.
Here is the sub-plot that has yet to be reported by the media - your read it here first, folks! The Society of St. Pius X was founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Lefebvre was the bishop that ordained the four bishops in 1988. By doing so, he was excommunicated with them. One could assume that much of what the SSPX believes in flows from teachings and beliefs of the late Lefebvre. It appears that some of those beliefs might have skipped over a portion of Lefebvre's personal life. Lefebvre's father, Rene, died in 1944 - in a Nazi concentration camp! Lefebvre's father was an active member of the French resistance and British intelligence. He was captured by the Gestapo in 1944 and immediately sent to the Sonnenburg concentration camp where he died soon after arriving at the camp. He helped many French and British soldiers and escaped prisoners find safety in unoccupied territories. There are yet to be substantiated reports that Rene Lefebvre provided similar assistance to many Jews.
Stay tuned to this one, folks!
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