The Vatican has rejected Richard Williamson's apology for questioning the truth of the Holocaust.Williamson – a 'bishop' within the Society of St Pius X – apologised on Thursday for remarks in which he denied the scale of the Nazis' genocidal campaign against the Jews. He said his views had been "formed 20 years ago on the basis of evidence then available, and rarely expressed in public since."
He added: "To all souls that took honest scandal from what I said, before God I apologise."
However, according to a report by The Guardian's John Hooper, Vatican spokesman, Fr Federico Lombardi, said that Williamson's statement "does not seem to respect the conditions" for his readmission to the church.
Earlier this month, the Vatican said Williamson would only be allowed to serve as a clergyman if he recanted his views "in an absolutely unequivocal and public way".
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