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The Pope pardoned a Holocaust denial bishop - How will he respond to critics?
Both the Vatican and Jewish leaders says the matter is now over, so this one can be settled. Now, the Pope neither offered an apology for reversing the excommunication, nor rescinded the excommunication. However, neither did the Pope remain silent. However, given the spirit of the question, we understand 'the Pope remains silent' to mean that he didn't apologize or rescind, so we feel safe settling this as option #4.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1143662/It-unacceptable--ESPECIALLY-priest--deny-Holocaust-Pope-tells-Jewish-leaders-bishop-row.html?ITO=1490
Background:
As an excuse, the Pope said he had repeatedly visited Auschwitz, the site of the "brutal massacre of millions of Jews, innocent victims of blind racial and religious hatred" and said the Holocaust "should be a warning for everyone against forgetting, denying or diminishing its significance
Addressing the uproar over the rehabilitation of Williamson in his weekly audience with the public on Wednesday, Pope Benedict said he "renewed with love" his "full and indisputable solidarity" with Jews, whom he called "our brothers of the first covenant.".
Nevertheless, the Central Council of Jews in Germany is breaking off contact with the Roman Catholic Church because of Pope Benedict XVI's rehabilitation its president said Thursday.
In Italy, a priest who is a regional leader of the same traditionalist group Williamson belongs to, said "gas chambers existed at least for disinfecting" inmates but he was not sure they were used to kill them.
The priest, Floriano Abrahamowicz, defended Williamson and said that while it was "impossible for a Christian to be an anti-Semite," the whole Williamson affair was part of a "very powerful campaign against the Vatican."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/4388359/Minister-criticises-Pope-for-pardoning-Holocaust-denial-bishop.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/29/europe/pope.4-419058.php
Still, the Pope experiences overwhelming condemnations. What happens first, before suspension?
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
| Yet another apology by the Pope |
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| Silent withdrawal of the pardoning by the Pope |
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| Withdrawal of the pardoning and another apology |
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| The Pope remains silent |
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- Predictions: 95 |
Comments: 13
Suspend date: Sat 14th Feb 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Wed 18th Feb 7:04pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 14th Feb 7:59am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yet another apology by the Pope: 60%, Silent withdrawal of the pardoning by the Pope: 5%, Withdrawal of the pardoning and another apology: 10%, The Pope remains silent: 25%
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arleyguy
: Can be settled as 'the pope remains silent' as although he has commented on the issue, he has not taken any of the 'actions' listed as the other options on this Q. arleyguy: sorry to pester, is it possible to settle this one yet, I'm keen to free up my cash for other predictions 
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: Both the Vatican and Jewish leaders says the matter is now over, so this one can be settled. Now, the Pope neither offered an apology for reversing the excommunication, nor rescinded the excommunication. However, neither did the Pope remain silent. However, given the spirit of the question, we understand 'the Pope remains silent' to mean that he didn't apologize or rescind, so we feel safe settling this as option #4.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1143662/It-unacceptable--ESPECIALLY-priest--deny-Holocaust-Pope-tells-Jewish-leaders-bishop-row.html?ITO=1490
Suspend date: Sat 14th Feb 7:59am PST
Settlement date: Wed 18th Feb 7:04pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 14th Feb 7:59am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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predicted The Pope remains silent (H$50 at 94%)
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predicted Withdrawal of the pardoning and another apology (H$20 at 1%)
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predicted The Pope remains silent (H$50 at 94%)Comments (13)
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http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1221967
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Bishop Richard Williamson, who recently denied that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, is calling his remarks "imprudent" as he expresses his regrets in a letter posted on Friday on his personal blog."
"An Israeli government official said Friday that the Jewish state has good relations with the Vatican despite a recent controversy over Pope Benedict XVI's decision to readmit an ultraconservative bishop who denies the Holocaust to the Roman Catholic Church."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gpbkisgs-EZ40shoCodJd4rfBNwAD961J3JO0
'Earlier, a senior cardinal acknowledged the Vatican had mishandled the issue.'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7869995.stm
Probably the closest you can ever come to issuing an apology when you're technically infallible...
'The BBC's David Willey in Rome says it is almost unheard of for a pope to admit publicly that he has made a mistake. But that is in effect the significance of the urgent statement put out by the Vatican, our correspondent adds.'
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