圣座就中国四川乐山教区雷世银神父被非法祝圣为主教一事发表声明

（梵蒂冈电台讯）中国四川天主教乐山教区雷世银神父于6月29日被非法祝圣为主教。关于这个事件，圣座于7月4日发表声明，以下是声明全文：

圣座
有关中国四川省乐山教区主教祝圣之
声明

　　有关雷世银．保禄神父于今年六月廿九日星期三，在无教宗任命的情况下祝圣主教一事，圣座作出以下声明：
一. 雷世银神父无教宗任命而祝圣主教，因此是非法的，他无权管理天主教教区之信友团体，而圣座也不承认他是乐山教区的主教。他因违反《法典》第1382条而陷于之刑罚的效果是确定的。
雷世银神父本人很久之前已接获通知，基于证据确凿且极其 严重的理由，圣座不接受他做主教候选人。
二. 按教会的法律规定，祝圣的主教们该受严厉的教律处分（尤其是《法典》第1382条予以之刑罚；参阅《宗座法典条文解释委员会》于二零一一年六月六日发出之声明。）
三. 无教宗任命的祝圣主教乃直接反对教宗的属灵角色，且破坏了教会的合一。乐山教区的主教祝圣是一种单方面行为，它散播分裂，且不幸的制造了中国教友团体内部的裂痕与紧张。由于教会已托付在教宗的手中，唯有跟他保持共融，教会才能生存与发展，而不能没有教宗的同意（如在乐山发生的情况）。如果中国教会渴望保持公教的本质，就必须遵守教会的信理与纪律。
四. 乐山教区的主教祝圣事件使圣父深感悲痛。圣父希望给他心爱的中国教友们送上鼓励和希望的话语，并邀请他们恳切祈祷，团结一致。
于二零一一年七月四日由梵蒂冈发出

Statement of the Holy See

Episcopal Ordination in the Diocese of Leshan
(Province of Sichuan, Mainland China)

With regard to the episcopal ordination of the Rev. Paul Lei Shiyin, which took place on Wednesday 29 June last and was conferred without the apostolic mandate, the following is stated:

1) Rev. Lei Shiyin, ordained without the Papal mandate and hence illegitimately, has no authority to govern the diocesan Catholic community, and the Holy See does not recognise him as the Bishop of the Diocese of Leshan. The effects of the sanction which he has incurred through violation of the norm of can. 1382 of the Code of Canon Law remain in place.
The same Rev. Lei Shiyin had been informed, for some time, that he was unacceptable to the Holy See as an episcopal candidate for proven and very grave reasons.

2) The consecrating Bishops have exposed themselves to the grave canonical sanctions laid down by the law of the Church (in particular, canon 1382 of the Code of Canon Law; cf. Declaration of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts of 6 June 2011).

3) An episcopal ordination without Papal mandate is directly opposed to the spiritual role of the Supreme Pontiff and damages the unity of the Church. The Leshan ordination was a unilateral act which sows division and unfortunately produces rifts and tensions in the Catholic community in China. The survival and development of the Church can only take place in union with him to whom the Church herself is entrusted in the first place, and not without his consent as, however, occurred in Leshan. If it is desired that the Church in China be Catholic, the Church’s doctrine and discipline must be respected.

4) The Leshan episcopal ordination has deeply saddened the Holy Father, who wishes to send to the beloved faithful in China a word of encouragement and hope, inviting them to prayer and unity.

From the Vatican, 4 July 2011