Nor do I believe Williamson is the ogre you make him out to be. He's a nut. He wrote a glowing column, praising a man who sent bombs through the mail, and killed a couple of people.
Anyone who admires any aspect of Ted Kasczynski is a sicko.
Williamson also has a thing against "progress." IOW, he's a Luddite.
Do you know if he drives a car, or does he get about on horseback?
This slander--that Williamson praised the Unibomber--is ridiculous. I have read his letter. It acknowledged the man was a vicious murderer, but addressed his writings only. Others had done the same, including many important journalists who were suprised by the clarity of Ted Kasczynski's writing. He apparently held views similar to those of Al Gore and other environmentalists. Williamson was addressing these views.
I have also met Williamson and can say definitely he is not as you depict, but is clear-minded and temperate in his dealing with others. He was the consummate gentleman, humble and friendly. It is true in his writing he comes across differently. But his hostile attitude toward Rome is understandable--it has behaved monstrously towards Catholic Tradition in the last forty years. His letters are simply telling it like it is.