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Originally Posted by Chris
A slight aside on that point if I may. When discussions of religious extremism and hatred come up (for example, the Koran-burning nutter, or the Crusades), Christianity gets a kicking from people who say 'I thought it was all about love, peace and forgiveness'. Yet when Herr R. pardons (i.e. forgives) someone, he's lacking moral fibre.
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't sometimes.
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As mentioned above. He was not pardoned for denying the holocaust, but rather for his unauthorized consecration. The moral fibre that appeared to be lacking was the fact that Mr. Williamson being a holocaust denier didn't appear to come into the equation. (Of course Mr. R. has backpedalled since and claimed 'Ich habe es noch gewusst'*. Now where did we hear that phrase before
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(*Yes, I'm being a bit childish here)
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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Link I'd start about half way down the page, if you're interested...
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Cheers! I'll have a look at that. I did spend some time on Wiki yesterday, and that broadly confirmed what you said, but it appears the topic isn't entirely uncontroversial.