Holocaust- Denying Bish Makes Fightin' Exit

Bishop scuffles with newsman while complying with order to leave Argentina in Airport Face-Off

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:55 AM CST

(Newser) – Holocaust-denying British bishop Richard Williamson made an angry exit from Argentina today, the BBC reports. The bishop brandished a fist at a reporter and briefly scuffled with him as he passed through the airport. Williamson, who was ordered to leave Argentina when officials there learned of his views, arrived in London later in the day and was ushered past reporters into a waiting car.

[Images (3)]

[Videos (1)]

Bishop Richard Williamson, left, raises his fist at a TV journalist as he passes through Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport, Tuesday Feb. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/TN- Todo Noticias)

Bishop Richard Williamson is escorted out of Heathrow airport in London by police and security officers after arriving on a flight from Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Bishop Richard Williamson passes through Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport, Tuesday Feb. 24, 2008 (AP Photo/ TN - Todo Noticias)

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

An Argentinian TV report on Richard Williamson's angry exit from the country. (AlexandervonL)

View larger videos >>

« Prev« Prev | Next »Next »

To report an error on this story, notify our editors.

More Newser Stories

Vatican Sacks Bishop Who Wanted Women Priests

William Morris also argued church should consider ordaining married men

(NEWSER) - An Australian bishop claims the Roman Catholic church sacked him because he advocated the ordaining of women and married men. The Vatican confirmed today that Bishop William Morris had been "removed from pastoral care" by Pope Benedict XVI, and Morris claims the ouster was a result of a 2006 message in which he argued that the church should consider ordaining women and married men, in light of the current priest shortage. More»

Germany Knew Where Eichmann Was for Years

Nazi was living in Argentina in 1952

(NEWSER) - Israeli agents nabbed Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires in 1960—and a newly released document suggests that the infamous Nazi enjoyed as much as eight extra years of freedom. A German newspaper got its hands on a secret service document that shows that the country's foreign intelligence service, BND, knew exactly where Eichmann was in 1952. The typewritten card notes that Eichmann was in Argentina, and going by the name Clemens; der Spiegel clarifies that he was living under the name Ricardo Klement. More»

German Court Fines Bishop for Holocaust Denial

Richard Williamson fails to show up

(NEWSER) - A German court has convicted a British bishop of inciting racial hatred and fined him $13,544 for denying the Holocaust in a 2009 TV interview. Richard Williamson wasn’t in the courtroom, the BBC reports. The court heard a tape of Williamson declaring that only “200,000 to 300,000 Jews perished in Nazi concentration camps,” and that no gas chambers were used. He can be heard telling the interviewer, “Be careful, this is against the law in Germany.” More»

Bishop's Holocaust Denial Boosts UK Church's Fame

Richard Williamson a headache for St. Pius Society

(NEWSER) - The London-based Society of St. Pius X has done its best to hide away Richard Williamson since his infamous pronouncement last year that no Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers. “We have lost one of our four bishops,” laments the group's leader, Bernard Fellay. “We can't use him for anything anymore.” Fellay likens Williamson to a piece of uranium. “It's dangerous,” but you can’t “simply leave it by the side of the road.” More»

Pope Defends Nazi-Era Vatican

Church helped Jews in 'hidden ways'

(NEWSER) - Pope Benedict yesterday defended the Vatican against criticism that it did little to challenge the Nazis during World War II, saying that the Catholic church helped Jews in "hidden" ways. "Unfortunately, many remained indifferent" to the suffering of the Jews, said the German pontiff. But the Vatican "itself provided assistance, often in a hidden and discreet way." His comments followed harsh criticism of the Vatican's silence during the Holocaust by the president of Rome's Jewish community, Riccardo Pacifici. More»

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

What is Newser?

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser, we choose the most thought-provoking and entertaining stories from hundreds of US and international sources and reduce them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »

Partnering with: Slate

View Newser on the mobile website

Holocaust- Denying Bish Makes Fightin' Exit