（德國之聲中文網）梵蒂岡6月28日發布《聖座關於中國神職人員民事登記的牧靈指導》，香港榮休主教陳日君（87歲）認為，這份文件顛倒了何為"正常"、何為"不正常"。陳日君寫道："以前教會說是不能接受的，現在成了常規；以前教會鼓勵教友堅持的，現在成了暫時還被容忍的。"
陳日君寫道，政府"在要求神職人員作民事登記時，也幾乎常常強迫他們接受獨立自辦教會的原則"。而《牧靈指導》簡而言之是說："可以簽政府所要求的登記申請書，同時作出一個聲明說'我不承認申請書中違反信仰的許諾'。這聲明如不能'書面'作出，'口頭'也可以，沒有證人也可以，只要向主教澄清簽字時的意向是好的。"
陳日君認為："籤的是違反教會信仰的，聲明和意向卻是否認所籤的。這樣的指導絕不符合傳統的倫理原則！按這樣的指導，背教也不成問題了。"
陳日君認為，如此的做法之下，"不但地下團體會消失。地上團體裡也有不少長期在堅持信仰，希望從地上內部作出改善的，現在也只能在聰明的投機分子的譏笑聲中歸隊了。"他寫道："上主，請可憐我們祖國的教會，不要讓那些期望消滅真正天主教會的人得逞！"
據天主教通訊社（KNA）報導，早在去年9月，教宗就與中國就主教任命達成協議。榮休主教陳日君則堅決反對這樣的靠近，因擔心這對中國的地下天主教會帶來重創。
苗子/任琛（天主教通訊社）
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