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H.C.R. No. 146
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 265th
Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005, and
he has chosen the name Benedict XVI; and
WHEREAS, Born on April 16, 1927, in Germany, Pope Benedict
XVI is the first German pope in centuries; he grew up in Traunstein
and studied philosophy and theology at the University of Munich and
at the higher school of philosophy and theology in Freising; in
1951, he was ordained a priest and, two years later, obtained a
doctorate in theology; from 1957 to 1969, this learned man taught
dogma and fundamental theology at universities in several German
cities, and, in 1969, he was appointed a professor of dogmatic
theology and history at the University of Regensburg, where he also
served as vice president; and
WHEREAS, Cardinal Ratzinger was already well known in 1962
when, at the Vatican Council II at the age of 35, he became a
consultor to the Archbishop of Cologne; in 1977, Pope Paul VI
appointed him Archbishop of Munich and Freising, making him the
first diocesan priest in 80 years to take over the pastoral ministry
of this large Bavarian diocese; that same year, he was proclaimed a
cardinal by the pope; and
WHEREAS, In 1981, Cardinal Ratzinger was nominated by Pope
John Paul II to serve as prefect of the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith and as president of the Biblical Commission
and of the Pontifical International Theological Commission; he was
named vice dean of the College of Cardinals in 1998 and John Paul
approved his election as its dean in 2002; and
WHEREAS, Chosen on the second day of the conclave by the
college of 115 cardinals from 52 countries, Pope Benedict XVI was
one of the closest associates of John Paul II as well as his chief
theological advisor for more than two decades, and he will
undoubtedly carry on his predecessor's traditional theological
teachings and promote human dignity across the world as he leads the
church and its 1.1 billion followers in this new millenium; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby honor His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his election to the
papacy.
Craddick
Merritt
Thompson
Dunnam
Hochberg
Woolley
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on
April 20, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 146 was adopted by the Senate on
April 21, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor