H.R. No. 624

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives joins people
	around the world in honoring the service of His Holiness Pope
	Benedict XVI, who will retire from the papacy on February 28, 2013,
	after eight years leading the Roman Catholic Church; and
	WHEREAS, The spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion
	Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI is celebrated for his defense of
	Christian values and for his emphasis on the inviolability of human
	life from conception to natural death; and
	WHEREAS, An advocate for social justice, he interceded on
	behalf of migrants and refugees worldwide, speaking for those whose
	voices would not have otherwise been heard, and he has called for an
	equitable distribution of world resources and for environmental
	protections to ensure human health; and
	WHEREAS, A proponent of religious freedom, tolerance, and
	cooperation, Pope Benedict deepened ties during his tenure with
	many religions, including Judaism and Islam; within his own Church,
	he expanded the use of the traditional Latin mass and eased rules
	regarding the conversion of Anglicans to Catholicism; and
	WHEREAS, Born Joseph Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl
	am Inn, Germany, he was ordained a priest in 1951 and was a
	professor of theology at numerous European universities; he served
	as the archbishop of Munich and Freising, and he was made a cardinal
	in 1977 by Pope Paul VI; he also served as the prefect of the
	Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and as the vice dean of
	the College of Cardinals; in April 2005, he was elected to the
	papacy at the age of 78, the oldest cardinal to become pope in 275
	years; and
	WHEREAS, Known as an academic, scholar, and teacher, Pope
	Benedict is a prolific writer, having authored 66 books over the
	course of his life; he has also penned numerous articles,
	established a journal devoted to theology, and overseen the
	preparation of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; he is noted
	for writings that promote traditional Christian values in the face
	of the declining moral principles of the modern world; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the service of His Holiness Pope
	Benedict XVI; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That when the Texas House of Representatives
	adjourns this day, it do so in honor of Pope Benedict XVI.
	Callegari
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 624 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House