英國人士抗議接待教宗到訪

原文及試譯如下：

We, the undersigned, share the view that Pope Ratzinger(譯註 1.) should not be given the honour of a state visit to this country. We believe that the pope, as a citizen of Europe and the leader of a religion  with many adherents in the UK, is of course free to enter and tour our country. However, as well as a religious leader, the pope is a head of state(譯註 2.) , and the state and organisation of which he is head has been responsible for: 我們是這封公開信的聯署人，均認為教宗訪問本國時不應享有國家元首式的禮遇。我們覺得，教宗乃歐洲公民以及信徒眾多的宗教領袖，當然可以自由到來本國遊覽。不過除了身為宗教領袖，教宗也是「國家元首」；他對其宗教組織及其國家之下列所作所為，應負全責：


Opposing the distribution of condoms and so increasing large families in poor countries and the spread of Aids. 反對派發避孕套，貧窮國家因而人口增加、愛滋病蔓延。

Promoting segregated education. 推行隔離式教育。

Denying(譯註 3.) abortion to even the most vulnerable women. 不准墮胎，連受害最深的婦女也不例外。

Opposing equal rights for lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender people. 阻止男女同性戀、雙性戀和變性人士享有平等權利。

Failing to address the many cases of abuse of children within its own organisation. 不妥善處理教會之中大量非禮和虐待兒童事件。

The state of which the pope is head has also resisted signing many major human rights treaties and has formed its own treaties ("concordats") with many states which negatively affect the human rights of citizens of those states. In any case, we reject the masquerading of the Holy See(譯註 4.) as a state and the pope as a head of state as merely a convenient fiction to amplify the international influence of the Vatican. 教宗為元首的「國家」，拒絕簽署多條重要人權公約，更與很多國家達成特殊公約(譯註 5.)，損害那些國家的國民的人權。無論如何，我們反對將教廷偽裝為一個國家，和抬舉教宗為國家元首；這不過是故弄玄虛，意在吹噓梵諦岡的國際影響力而已。


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譯註：
1. 稱呼以其本名 Ratzinger，不說「本篤16世」，很不客氣！
2. 梵諦岡也算是一個「國家」。
3. 這個deny是deny the rights of，所以我不譯「否認」，而譯「不准」。
4. Holy See (特指教廷管轄梵諦岡猶如國家的制度 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See)
5. concordat(特指教廷與其他國家的協議 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordat)


有關報道：
http://www.thepapalvisit.org.uk/

http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2010/09/16/factbox-planned-protests-during-popes-visit-to-britain/ 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/15/harsh-judgments-on-pope-religion

蕭sir的評論：英國知識份子聯署反對教宗 (http://siu82english.xanga.com/732934859/%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E7%9F%A5%E8%AD%98%E4%BB%BD%E5%AD%90%E8%81%AF%E7%BD%B2%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%8D%E6%95%99%E5%AE%97/)用中文解釋及朗讀英文原文