A spokesman for the polish episcopate said the legal basis for the resignation was part of church law requiring a bishop to stand down if he is " unable to properly exercise his office [ and therefore ] is strongly requested to submit his resignation " 波兰主教团发言人称，主教辞职的法理依据源于教会法，教会法要求主教在“无法正常行使职责， [并因此]遭致辞职吁请”时引咎辞职。
