But What is a Few Million Jews Among Friends

This week, Pope Benedict XVI (he will always be Ratzinger to us) lifted the excommunication of some ten priests affiliated with the conservative Lefebvre Society of Pope. Pius X. The move is part of Pope Benedict's effort to restore relations between the Vatican and the Society, which opposes the reforms of Vatican II.

Among the priests involved was Richard Williamson, who denies that the Germans killed 6 million jews in concentration camps and believes the Holocaust has been exaggerated to exploit Germany.

Needless to say, Jewish groups are ...upset.

UPDATE -- The Isreali Rabbinate, the chief religious authority in Isreal, has severed ties with the Vatican and canceled a planned meeting with the Vatican.