It is the job of of the Press Office to release reports or other info from Vatican. If a member uses it to give their opinion on an issue, then it is just their opinion. The resent remark about guns was somewhat on the order of “it is good to limit violence”, which even the NRA would agree with.
So, Fr. Federico Lombardi, sj, Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, was merely offering personal opinion via his capacity as director of that office?
What, then, is the position of the church? Does Fr. Federico Lombardi speak in opposition to it? Or, does he speak in support of it?
Is he not under obedience?
Interesting surname for a Vatican spokesman, by the way, Lombardi, historically speaking.