==============================================================
(Please scroll down for English)
尊重宗教自由，取消非法祝圣典礼
停止强迫主教们参加，释放所有无理被捕的神职人员
中国政府当局一而再，再而三地非法祝圣主教，是极不尊重教会之举，在教会内制造了分裂及痛苦。我们对此，表达强烈的抗议！
教廷在7月4日就雷世银神父于6月29日在无教宗的任命下，非法祝圣为四川省乐山教区主教一事，发表了声明。声明已清楚明确 地指出，教廷不承认雷神父是教区主教，并因违反《天主教法典》，而确定他陷于处罚的效果，其他参与祝圣的主教也可陷于严厉的教律处分。但 中国政府却无视宗教自由及教廷的声明，拟在7月14日继续为汕头教区黄炳章神父举行非法祝圣礼，这是极不尊重教会之举。
据天主教媒体报道，汕头教区本有正权主教庄建坚主 教。他在2006年获得教宗任命，却不被政府承认。81岁的庄主教自今年四月圣周起，在圣堂受到监视，有六至八个人轮流看管他，一切行动，包 括为教友送圣体和傅油，皆没有自由。与此同时，黄炳章神父则以「高票」，在中国政府于5月11日安排并严密监控的选举会议中，当选为汕头教区主教候选人。有与会者表示他由九名公安 带去参加选举，现场的「工作人员」数目比投票代表还要多，监视着整个选举过程。该与会者直指，这个选举不是按照教会原则，而是在强权手段 下进行，令他感到痛心。
当局为了是次非法祝圣典礼，更向多位合法的主教施压，强迫他们出席参加，严重侵犯公民的宗教信 仰自由。在辽宁（渖阳）教区，神父们得悉裴军民主教被要求参加汕头非法祝圣礼，以及教廷对乐山非法祝圣礼的声明后，全体八十多位神父召开 了紧急会议，并联署声明，向政府当局表明坚决反对的立场。现在，神父们在教区为了保护主教，而与官员对峙。我们对他们的情况深感关注。另 一方面，广东省内其他获梵蒂冈认可的主教亦受到政府当区的施压。据悉，广州教区甘俊邱主教、梅州教区廖宏清主教、湛江教区苏永大主教及江 门教区梁建森主教都被带走，目前下落不明，但相信他们正被政府当局威迫去参加汕头教区的非法祝圣主教礼。我们对政府当局粗暴侵犯这些主教 的人身自由及宗教自由，表达强烈的抗议！
中国宪法列明，公民有宗教信仰自由。《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》第18条亦指出，「人人有权享受思想、良心和宗教自由。此项权利包括维持或改变他的宗教或信仰的自由，以及单独或集体、公开或秘密地以礼拜、戒律、实践和教义来表明他的宗教或信仰的自由」。我们敦促中国政府及中国天主教爱国会（爱国会）尊重宪法及国际人权公约，落实公民的宗教信 仰自由权利，停止强迫国内的神职人员做出违反信仰原则及个人良心的事。
我们要求中国政府及爱国会立即：
1. 尊重教会的自主和与普世教会的关系，取消黄炳章神父的非法祝圣典礼；
2. 停止向国内的主教们施压，不得强迫他们参加是次非法祝圣典礼；
3. 释放所有无理被捕的神职人员，包括：河北保定教 区苏志民主教、鹿根君神父、马武勇神父、刘红更神父，河北易县教区师恩祥主教，河北宣化教区陈海龙神父，河北西湾子教区李会 生神父等等；
4. 以诚意、平等、务实及开放的态度与梵蒂冈展开对话，使国内教会早日得以正常运作。
2011年7月12日
Respect freedom of religion; Cancel illicit ordination ceremony
Stop forcing the Bishops to participate; Release all unreasonably arrested celery
The Chinese authorities repeated illicit ordinations of bishops and this act is greatly disrespectful to the Church, creating internal division and suffering to the Church. To this, we express our strong protest!
The Holy See has issued a statement on July 4 regarding Father Lei Shiyin’s illicit ordination without the Pope's appointment on June 29 as the Diocesan Bishop of Leshan diocese. This declaration clearly pointed out that the Holy See does not recognize Father Lei as a Diocesan Bishop. Also due to violation of the “Code of Canon Law”, it was confirmed that he has been put under the effect of penalty. The other bishops participating in this ordination can also be put in strict penalty under the Canon. However, the Chinese government has ignored religious freedom and the statement of the Holy See but planned to carry on with the illicit ordination on July 14 in Shantou diocese for Father Huang Bingzhang. This is a very disrespectful act to the Church.
According to the reports of Catholic media, there is already a rightful Bishop Zhuang Jianjian in Shantou Diocese. He received the Pope's appointment in 2006 but was not recognized by the government. The 81-year-old Bishop Zhuang was put under surveillance in the church since the Holy Week in April this year. There were six to eight people keeping watch in turns over all his actions. He has no freedom including imparting the Sacraments of Holy Communion and anointment to the faithful. At the same time, Father Huang Bingzhang was "overwhelmingly" elected Bishop Candidate of Shantou diocese in the election held on May 11 arranged and closely monitored by the Chinese government. A participant in this meeting said that he was escorted by 9 policemen to join in this election. The number of “staff" in that venue even outnumbered the voting representatives, monitoring the entire election process. This participant directly pointed out that this election was not in accordance with the Church principles but enforced by powerful measures which made him disheartened.
For this illicit ordination, the Authorities even pressurized several legitimate Bishops, forcing them to join in the ceremony, thus seriously violating freedom of religious belief. In Liaoning (Shenyang) diocese, the priests learned that their Bishop Pei Junmin was being asked to participate in the illicit ordination in Shantou and the statement of the Holy See on the illicit ordination in Leshan, all the priests, over 80, held an emergency meeting and issued a joint declaration to the Authorities, showing their stance of strong opposition. At present, in order to protect their Diocesan Bishop, they are confronting against the government officials. We are profoundly concerned about their situation. On the other hand, the other bishops in Guangdong Province recognized by the Vatican were pressurized by the government. It was understood that Bishop Gan Junqiu of Guangzhou diocese, Bishop Liao Hongqing of Meizhou diocese, Bishop Su Yongda of Zhanjiang diocese and Bishop Liang Jiansen of Jiangmen diocese were taken away. It is reported that their present whereabouts is unknown but it is believed that they are being threatened by the government authorities to participate in the illicit Episcopal ordination in Shantou diocese. We express our strong protest against the brutal interference by the government authorities of these Bishops’ personal freedom and religious freedom!
The Constitution of China stipulates that citizens have freedom of religious belief. Article 18 in the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights also states that "everyone enjoys the rights to freedom of thoughts, conscience, and religion. This includes freedom to maintain or change his religion or religious belief, either alone or in groups, public or private by worship, observance, practice, and doctrine in expressing his religion or religious belief”. We urge the Chinese government and the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) to respect the constitution and international human rights treaty for the implementation of citizens' freedom of religious belief, stop forcing the clergy in mainland China in violating the principles of faith and their conscience.
We urge the Chinese government and the Patriotic Association immediately:
1. Respect for the autonomy of the Church and the relationship with the Universal Church, and cancel Father Huang Bingzhang’s illicit ordination ceremony;
2. Stop pressurizing the mainland Chinese bishops, not to force them in participating in this illicit ordination ceremony;
3. Release all unreasonable arrests of clergy including: Bishop Su Zhimin, Fathers Lu Genjun, Ma Wuyong, and Liu Honggeng of Baoding diocese in Hebei, Bishop Shi Enxiang of Yixian diocese in Hebei, Father Chen Hailong of Xuanhua diocese, Father Li Huisheng of Xiwanzi diocese in Hebei, and so on;
4. Have dialogue with the Vatican in good faith, equality, pragmatic and openness, in order to have normal operation in the local church as soon as possible.
12 July 2011
没有评论:
发表评论