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Richard Williamson

リチャード・ウィリアムソン　/　りちゃーど・うぃりあむそん

Catholic bishop from United Kingdom

March 8, 1940 (age 86)　・　London, United Kingdom

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My Take

I cannot offer Williamson uncomplicated praise, and I will not pretend otherwise. A London-born, Cambridge-educated traditionalist bishop, he opposed the Second Vatican Council out of conviction, but he was also a Holocaust denier and conspiracy theorist, excommunicated twice. Denying documented atrocity is, to me, a betrayal of the dead, and no theological sincerity outweighs that. What I find saddest is the waste: real learning bent toward falsehood. He died in January 2025, and an honest record has to hold two things together, the intensity of his faith and the genuine harm of his words. Conviction is not the same as truth.

Overview

Richard Nelson Williamson (8 March 1940 – 29 January 2025) was an English traditionalist Catholic bishop, conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier who was twice excommunicated from the Catholic Church. He was formerly a member of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). Born in London, Williamson opposed the changes in the Church brought about by the Second Vatican Council.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Richard Williamson
Name (Japanese): リチャード・ウィリアムソン
Reading: りちゃーど・うぃりあむそん
Born: March 8, 1940 (age 86)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Dragon
Origin: London, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: Catholic bishop / Catholic priest / bishop

2. Background

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High school: Private
University: Clare College

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E5%8F%B8%E6%95%99)

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