Paving the way toward possible future reconciliation, Pope Benedict has lifted the excommunication of four SSPX bishops, ordained against papal orders. This is not the same as full unity between the Holy See and the SSPX, and the Vatican made three points clear:
- The Church is not denying or downplaying Vatican II
- There is not yet full unity between the Catholic Church and the SSPX
- The Church does not agree with the crazy beliefs of one of the SSPX bishops, holocaust-denier and overall conspiracy theorist Richard Williamson
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