Biskop Richard Williamson beklaget fredag all uro og smerte som hans Holocaust-benktelse hadde forårsaket, men han tok ikke avstand fra uttalelsene, og Vatikanet sa det ikke holdt.

Williamson kom tidligere i uken til Storbritannia etter å ha blitt erklært persona non grata i Argentina.

«To all souls that took honest scandal from what I said, before God I apologize.»
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In his statement issued on Thursday, Williamson said: «I can truthfully say that I regret having made such remarks, and that if I had known beforehand the full harm and hurt to which they would give rise, especially to the church, but also to survivors and relatives of victims of injustice under the Third Reich, I would not have made them.»
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But chief Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Williamson’s statement «does not seem to respect the conditions» set forth by the Vatican on February 4, when it ordered Williamson to «in an absolutely unequivocal and public way distance himself from his positions» regarding the Holocaust.

Vatican Says Bishop Apology Fell Short