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...excommunication of the four bishops of the breakaway Lefebvrite movement, including a vocal Holocaust denier. Developments over just two days include: an Italian priest of the same arch-traditionalist group added his own doubts about Nazi gas chambers to those expressed last week by British-born Bishop Richard Williamson; another cleric from the splinter faction publicly criticized the Pope and condemned his 2006 visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque; Israel's chief Rabbinic council said inter-faith talks with the Vatican should be put on hold, while others have questioned whether a slated papal Holy Land trip in May should...
Making matters worse was the timing and handling of the publication of the papal decree, which was released just three days after the airing of a Swedish television interview of Williamson, where the British-born Bishop declared that Nazi gas chambers didn't exist and Jewish deaths during World War II did not exceed 300,000. The Pope and several of his deputies have spent the past week reiterating the Vatican's clear, longstanding line on both the historical facts of the Holocaust and the warm papal sentiments toward and theological connection with the Jewish people. There is little doubt...
...Rome Papal Problems Pope Benedict XVI sparked outrage by reinstating an excommunicated bishop, Richard Williamson, who has denied that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. As Israel's chief rabbinate cut ties with the Vatican, Benedict repudiated anti-Semitism and said the readmission of Williamson and three other bishops--a bid to repair a schism with an ultra-conservative wing of the church--did not mean the Holy See shared his views...
...According to Marc Williamson, manager of J.J. Hat Center, New York City's oldest purveyor of hats, sales have increased at least 20% in the past two years, with the most popular style being the small-brimmed fedora. "The younger guys have influenced middle-aged guys," says Williamson. "The older guys thought hats made them look old, but that's changing." (See pictures of Michelle Obama's Jason Wu dress...
...Williamson, who has sold hats to everyone from Timberlake to Andre 3000 and Kirsten Dunst, is anticipating a post-Inaugural uptick in sales. "Anytime you see men in hats in a high-profile situation, it's always great for the hat business," he says, adding, "If it was the President, it would be phenomenal, of course...