It is the right move by the Rabbinate. Israel must sever its ties to the inventor and source of AntiSemitism that ravaged the Jews from the time of Crusaders, Inquisitions and down to the Holocaust in WWII. To this day Papism continues to sabotage Israel by aiding its counter-part Islamist-Jihadism to usurp Israel's liberated biblical and historic homeland of Judea and Samaria. Israel should say NO to the dark forces led by Satan who will all end up in the Lake of Fire in the End Time.

the moment the opportunity arises where they think they could heard us back into the "showers" they will do so regardless of president peres believing that they have reformed and now must love us.

This pope has done just about everything he could to insult us and move as far away as fast as he could from any sort of mutual respect. Now the government needs to send the same message.

Holocaust Denier bishop the pope is only following historical tradition. When Benedict refers to that *unpredictable power of evil* his reference is to the theology of hate typified by the gospel Matthew blaming *the Jews,* then and forever, for the death of Jesus. Words console. But the church must be judged by behavior, not words. And unless and until Christianity goes beyond saying it does not want to be part of the next Final Solution to their Jewish Problem and eliminates its theology of hate: those gospel references to Jews as Christ killers, deicides, the charge that Jews then and for all generations are guilty of murdering Jesus; the theology of contempt: that Jews are the children of Satan, synagogue*s as houses of prostitution, etc., anti-Judaism will ever remain inspiration to antisemitism, and the next Holocaust a guaranteed future.

anyone that denies what happened has some serious issues they need to deal with, it all stems from jelousy of the jewish people , seeing as G-d prefers us. maybe dr phill can help him! either that or a bullet to the head

Bishop Williamson had been excommunicated because of some religious matters, not because of his comments on the Holocaust. He asked for forgiveness from the Pope and was subsequently welcomed back into the Church. If I have my driver's license suspended because of drunk driving, the authorities cannot extend the suspension because I beat my wife.

Ok increasingly arrogant, no mea culpas, Israel: "Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac), perhaps continue bomb, bomb, bomb with no talk the Vatican. No doubt you'll be back licking your wounds for obvious misguided behaviours. The world really wants Israel to survive and flourish, but not recklessly and immorally.

This move restores my support for the Rabbinate. Good move-thank you!

Fundamental errors in thinking, concept and leadership led to the Shoa. The remediation of Williamson is a huge step backwards. This action is a painful injury to the Jewish people and absolutely kills any possiblity of this Papacy effectively promoting peace and harmony throughout the World. This Pope is a dismal failure; and he has nothing to say to me.

the pope cult is NOT Christian at all. they are knwon as the "whore" in the book of revelations. Christ was so a Jew. the best one to exist and his Apostles, in which the Jewish community penned the bible and gave the world. Do your unBiased truthfull homework studies.

According to, the NEW TESTAMENT PROPHESIES, in the Bible, REVELATION OF JOHN, the so called, ROMAN CATOLIK CHURH, is a fake Church, called, THE GREAT HARLOT. This church according to the same source, will be burned upp ba the 10 Horns of the beast, The Beast Prophesiead about by, The Prophet DANIEL. Orao.

OK. Then he should now be excommunicated for being a sick piece of shit.

The world really wants Israel to survive and flourish are your words. Unfortunately it isn't factual. As a Jew who has seen much and lost much, facts say different. The reaction to the Israeli government's response in Gaza from the "civilized" world is quite graphic. It seems that the only good Jew is a dead Jew. The papacy and it's words and actions of the past 2000 years are blatently anti-semitic. The spanish inquisition, the crusades, and let us not overlook the Holocaust are facts of Christianity's true desires. Now Islam has become a partner with Christianity. Yes, we can read and hear hatred. Islamic terror is far reaching and blatent.

To which christian sect do you belong, Dennis dear? When was your christian church created? Last year, perhaps? Enough of this! You're american...! p.s. I applaude the Rabbinate!

a Jew! Jesus = Jewish Jesus = Jewish Jesus = Jewish Jesus = Jewish Jesus = Jewish

I hope nobody is surprised, I'm not.

I think that the Popes have viewed excommunication as too cruel to keep up very long. Look at long ago with Robert the Bruce. He stabbed a rival in church and was excommunicated, perhaps along with all of Scotland. But eventually, the Pope at the time ended up lifting it. I guess that is was partially because of a beautiful letter that was written in defence of him and Scotland. Now as far as I can tell, excommunication by the Pope is not just viewed as being in this life, but in the next as well.

All they have to offer Jews is hatred.Down with the Vatican.

I can decide who is stupider - you or Ratzinger? Next we will hear that Pius XII the Nazi pope is beatified. What a sorry lot.

Don't confuse Papism with Christianity. Papism is Paganism in the garb of christianity. True Christianity will hate AntiSemitism.

I'm Roman Catholic and frankly, it is not possible to deny the Shoah. The NAZIS eliminated 5 million european s of Jewish origins, and in the end there were 70 million casualties in the WWII. Someone who denies this is and ignorant or a pronazi. An holocaust denier CAN'T belong to the church. Long Live Israel!

As Pope and his advisors tripple-check every syllable before publication this thing looks to me very calculated. In a moment when Israel needed support. A dirty trick.

Please dont equate catholicism with christianity. We may use the same NAME in prayers, but we believe differently. Christianity uses the bible as life guide, catholicism (like islam) twists the WORD. The vatican does NOT speak for Christians, it speak for catholics.

It does matter what branch of X-tianity you practice, it is all anti-semitic. Even the name Chr-stianity is anti-semitic. The religion is an attempt to replace true Torah Judaism with their man-g-d. Torah does not support the idea of a man-g-d. The moment you try to define G-d on any terms it is Avodah Zarah. Protestants follow the Catholic doctrine of S-nday worship, E-ster, X-mas, and communion, all anti-Torah. You're being ignorant in thinking that the Pope doesn't speak for all of X-tianity.

How ironic that a German Pope who fought in the Wehrmacht has ruined relations with the Jews.

he was a myth, a fiction, a character in a dramatic play,the New Testament is fiction and entirely fabricated out of whole mythical cloth. Maybe the next year your team will make it to the World Series.