Richard Williamson
Also known as Richard Nelson Williamson, Bp Williamson
Catholic Traditionalist bishop, formerly member of the SSPX, Holocaust denier
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- The carriage of goods by sea ordinance, 1927 (Ordinance no. 4 of 1927) with notes and appendices
- Index to civil procedure rules of the Supreme Court, 1934
- carriage of goods by sea
- Nightmares with My Psychologists, 2nd Edition
- Hindsight Isn't Always 20-20
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Richard Nelson Williamson (8 March 1940 – 29 January 2025) was an English traditionalist Catholic bishop, conspiracy theorist and Holocaust denier who was twice excommunicated from the Catholic Church. He was formerly a member of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX).
Born in London, Williamson opposed the changes in the Church brought about by the Second Vatican Council. In 1988, Williamson was one of four SSPX priests consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, for which Pope John Paul II declared all parties had incurred ipso facto automatic excommunication. The validity of the excommunication has always been denied by the SSPX, who, citing canon law, argue that the consecrations were permissible due to a crisis in the Catholic Church. The excommunications, including that of Williamson, were lifted on 21 January 2009 but a suspension from ministry remained in force.
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