Author Topic: His Excellency Bishop Williamson (Read 4512 times)

Catechist99 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 26, 2013, 12:19:30 AM »

Bishop Williamson has confirmed a dozen souls. Deo gratias.

My son had the privilege of serving at Mass and being confirmed. He related to me something amusing the Bishop said during Mass. After drying his hands Bishop Williamson held the towel in his hands. My son looked at him questionly for a few moments, holding his hands out to receive the towel back. Bishop did not hand him the towel and my son was perplexed.

Then Bishop Williamson said "Kiss the ring, boy."

This boy will never forget his first Mass with a bishop.

Ecclesia Militans · « **Reply #2 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:41:39 AM »

I am anxious to hear the conference given in Mexico and the sermon and conference given at Post Falls. :ready-to-eat:

Francisco · « **Reply #3 on:** February 26, 2013, 07:13:10 AM »

Quote from: Catechist99

Bishop Williamson has confirmed a dozen souls. Deo gratias.

My son had the privilege of serving at Mass and being confirmed. He related to me something amusing the Bishop said during Mass. After drying his hands Bishop Williamson held the towel in his hands. My son looked at him questionly for a few moments, holding his hands out to receive the towel back. Bishop did not hand him the towel and my son was perplexed.

Then Bishop Williamson said "Kiss the ring, boy."

This boy will never forget his first Mass with a bishop.

Catechist99, how did the Bishop seem?. In the photo you have posted his eyes look "tired". Is he generally in good health but just tired?

Ethelred · « **Reply #4 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:33:28 AM »

Francisco, I'm pretty sure Bishop Williamson is just tired from the travel strain.

Because in the beginning of this month the good bishop was in excellent shape.
See for yourself in the following video in two parts. It shows a home fixture of the English Lion. One great hour of lecture at the London Forum :

Main part:
Extra Min:

Around the 6th minute (+/-) he gets so angry with one of the few liberals in the audience that he nearly gets into a fistfight!
What a bishop!
(Most listeners are not yet Catholic, it seems, but for sure they invite the good bishop to learn something from him, so they're open for the truth and willing to think about it! Whilst 90+ % of the so called traditional Catholics betray this good bishop.)

"Liberals are rats!"

... direct quote from the bishop during Q&A at the London Forum. Doesn't sound very tired... :-)

Marlelar · « **Reply #5 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:43:23 AM »

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Around the 6th minute (+/-) he gets so angry with one of the few liberals in the audience that he nearly gets into a fistfight!
What a bishop!

I saw that ! What a wonderful Bishop he is ! Everyday we should pray for good health and long life for the good Bishop.

Marsha

hollingsworth · « **Reply #6 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:42:11 AM »

I talked to the bishop after Confirmation and Mass. He's in good shape. No health problems that we observed. If he has Parkinson's, as has been frequently reported in the past, there is no visible sign of hand tremors or any other physical sympton associated with that disease. His voice is strong and vibrant. In fact, he declined the use of a mike when he came to speak.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #7 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:45:05 AM »

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I talked to the bishop after Confirmation and Mass. He's in good shape. No health problems that we observed. If he has Parkinson's, as has been frequently reported in the past, there is no visible sign of hand tremors or any other physical sympton associated with that disease. His voice is strong and vibrant. In fact, he declined the use of a mike when he came to speak.

Yeah, he was in good shape at the Kentucky conference too. He looks healthy.

Mea Culpa · « **Reply #8 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:52:45 AM »

Quote from: Telesphorus

Quote from: hollingsworth
I talked to the bishop after Confirmation and Mass. He's in good shape. No health problems that we observed. If he has Parkinson's, as has been frequently reported in the past, there is no visible sign of hand tremors or any other physical sympton associated with that disease. His voice is strong and vibrant. In fact, he declined the use of a mike when he came to speak.

Yeah, he was in good shape at the Kentucky conference too. He looks healthy.

Now, if he would only change the SSPX's yellow light to red......

Ethelred · « **Reply #9 on:** February 26, 2013, 11:01:10 AM »

Quote from: Marlelar

I saw that ! What a wonderful Bishop he is ! Everyday we should pray for good health and long life for the good Bishop.

Oh yes. :-)

Thanks Hollingsworth and Telesphorus for the status.

Concering this however:

Quote from: hollingsworth

If he has Parkinson's, as has been frequently reported in the past, there is no visible sign

The Bishop hasn't Parkinson. The source for this bad rumour which then circulated in the entire SSPX, was Fr. Pfluger. He's the one who a while back lost all his hair within one day... Anyway, Fr. Pfluger started this rumour in his pointless interview with the German globalist magazine "Der Spiegel" in 2009 (IIRC), in order to discredit the bishop.

However, the bishop himself rejected the rumour in 2010, in his usual humorous and intelligent way. God bless him. And long live the King!

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Eleison Comments CXXXVIII (138)
6 March 2010

Parkinson's Disease

People choosing to observe that kind of thing had noticed that a hand of Bishop Williamson trembles, so for years a rumour had been circulating that he suffered from Parkinson's Disease. Recently the rumour was given another run for its money. An examination being called for, two weeks ago a London neurologist duly observed, amongst other symptoms, that the muscles of the two arms show no marked difference, and that the trembling occurs when the arm is active and not, as in Parkinson's Disease, when it is inactive. He duly ruled out Parkinson's and pronounced that the symptoms are rather of Benign Essential Tremor. (In other words a trembling hand proves that the Bishop has a Malady of Trembling. Ah, how re-assuring are all the syllables of medical diagnoses!)

However, let nobody be disappointed at this news. Let them take their pick from a rich variety of ways of not having to take the Bishop seriously. Some of them actually come from enemies! –

He is a Rosicrucian (member of a pernicious secret society, as is proved by his episcopal arms which show the Rose of England on a Cross).

He has always had strange ideas (like, 9/11 was an "inside job").

He is like uranium, difficult to have in one's possession, but difficult also to leave by the roadside (that last bit is nice!).

He gets ideas into his head, becomes fixated on them, and exaggerates (like, he believes what he says).

He is a Fabian Socialist (pernicious ideological left-winger from England).

He is an artist and not a scholar (well, at least the "not a scholar" bit is true).

He talks, on serious questions of truth or falsehood, in public, "nonsense".

The less he talks, the better off is the Society of St Pius X (oh dear, talking is his trade!).

He is an idealist (follower of Immanuel Kant – well, blow me down with a feather!)

He is growing old, and soon he will be 70 (that one is true! – In exactly two days' time).

He is a badly converted Anglican (also true – he greatly needs to convert).

He is a live grenade, just waiting to explode, but it is difficult to throw him away (oh, come now! – with just a little extra effort?).

It all puts me in mind of an episode from the life of Frederick the Great, 18th century King of Prussia. High in a tree of a town he was visiting in his kingdom was a portrait of him in caricature. When he noticed it, the courtiers accompanying him were horror-struck – how would the King react? "Bring it down lower so that everyone can see it", said the King.

Kyrie eleison.

Bishop Richard Williamson
London, England

Wessex · « **Reply #10 on:** February 26, 2013, 02:23:36 PM »

An interesting similarity developing here with regard to the validity of confirmations. The Society would enter mainstream dioceses because conciliar confirmations were flawed. The bishop is continuing with this practice independently of the Society because he now regards confirmations conducted by the other three bishops questionable in view of their adherence to a new liberal agenda.

Catechist99 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 26, 2013, 02:34:39 PM »

Quote from: Francisco

Catechist99, how did the Bishop seem?. In the photo you have posted his eyes look "tired". Is he generally in good health but just tired?

I would say that His Excellency may have been a bit travel weary (I would be too) but his drooping eyes are an anatomical feature rather than caused by fatigue. He was gracious to all and mixed well with everyone present. I was touched when I saw him quietly giving counsel to an young woman off away from the crowd.

He has a great dry sense of humor. I found him charming but dignified. His great stature was overwhelming to my youngest son who burst out in tears upon meeting HE.

Here is a photo I took of The Bish signing Confirmation certificates surrounded by many babies. Faces are blurred for privacy.

CWA · « **Reply #12 on:** February 26, 2013, 03:05:42 PM »

Quote from: Ethelred

Francisco, I'm pretty sure Bishop Williamson is just tired from the travel strain.

Because in the beginning of this month the good bishop was in excellent shape.
See for yourself in the following video in two parts. It shows a home fixture of the English Lion. One great hour of lecture at the London Forum :

Main part:
Extra Min:

Around the 6th minute (+/-) he gets so angry with one of the few liberals in the audience that he nearly gets into a fistfight!
What a bishop!
(Most listeners are not yet Catholic, it seems, but for sure they invite the good bishop to learn something from him, so they're open for the truth and willing to think about it! Whilst 90+ % of the so called traditional Catholics betray this good bishop.)

"Liberals are rats!"

... direct quote from the bishop during Q&A at the London Forum. Doesn't sound very tired... :-)

~ 23 minutes:
"Do you want to go on the counter-attack?"

“yes” said by voices in audience

“Go back to almighty God! Go back to His Catholic Church!”

~40:24

“My dear friends, … proposition of common sense and faith: if you want to restore order, go back to God. Think about it; think hard and long.”

~1:02 "...that’s the lesson He’s trying to teach all of us in our rotten modern world by allowing it to get more & more & more rotten... He is saying, My dear friends, My dear children, My dear creatures …you are not going to find answers with yet another revolution; revolutions are not the way; you’ve got to come back to Me.”

:applause:

John Grace · « **Reply #13 on:** February 26, 2013, 03:05:56 PM »

Many thanks for sharing and my prayers for those confirmed.

CWA · « **Reply #14 on:** February 26, 2013, 03:12:09 PM »

Quote from: CWA

Quote from: Ethelred
What a bishop!
(Most listeners are not yet Catholic, it seems, but for sure they invite the good bishop to learn something from him, so they're open for the truth and willing to think about it! Whilst 90+ % of the so called traditional Catholics betray this good bishop.)

~ 23:
"Do you want to go on the counter-attack?"

“yes” said by voices in audience

“Go back to almighty God! Go back to His Catholic Church!”

~40:24
“My dear friends, … proposition of common sense and faith: if you want to restore order, go back to God. Think about it; think hard and long.”

~1:02 "...that’s the lesson He’s trying to teach all of us in our rotten modern world by allowing it to get more & more & more rotten... He is saying, My dear friends, My dear children, My dear creatures …you are not going to find answers with yet another revolution; revolutions are not the way; you’ve got to come back to Me.”

compare to:

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03:06 The ideal state

Just in itself the best situation is when you have the whole society which is going the same way. It also helps to unity, to peace, to everything. And of course religion is a major part in the human heart and if you are one in the religion, it helps to have this peace and I may say, well, that’s the commandment of our Lord to his Church: We have to go to all nations and teach them what our Lord said. Now, when you are in a situation which is a mixed situation, which is, let say, the reality, I would say, well, that's not the ideal but that's the situation which you are. And that's, let's say, where you have to do your job, your duty as a Christian. So you have to give this witness to the others, you must try to help them. We want everybody to have that wonderful happiness of heaven and trying to bring them to this knowledge.

Needless to ask, which one gives a clearer understanding of how to fix the terrible sickness of our poor modern world?