Blog #5: Beliefs

Bishop, Richard Williamson, has strong beliefs regarding the Holocaust. " I believer there were no gas chambers," he admitted. After the interview the Roman Catholic Church revoked the excommunications he had been under. Also following the interview the Roman Catholic Church received severe criticism from Jewish leaders in Israel. When I read this article I was in shock. I understand and take into consideration that different people have different beliefs, however. How can a person say that millions of people did not die during the Holocaust when it has been recorded, observed and remembered by so many. According to the article he is ignoring the real facts and evidence. It is almost as if he is oblivious to common knowledge. The Holocaust is an excruciating and unforgettable time period in history. Because of the millions of deaths that took place due to starvation, torture, and being intoxicated with gas. Survivors, family members, and friends were left devastated and heart-broken. These people are the hard evidence that the gas chambers did exist. That six million Jews did die. In this case how can a man deny the fact that these people did die. In my opinion he has no right to deny the deaths of millions. I understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. When it comes to the Holocaust, an event that has been documented and recorded in so many ways. You cannot deny death.

Allen Greene, Richard. "Holocaust denier strains Catholic-Jewish relations."CNN:Europe.2009.
CNN News. 12 Feb. 2009 [http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/catholic.jewish.relations/index.html?iref=newssearch]