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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the |
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266th Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, |
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2013, and he has chosen the name Francis; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Pope |
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Francis is the first Jesuit to ascend to the papacy, as well as the |
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first pope from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere; the son of |
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Italian immigrants, he graduated as a chemical technician before |
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choosing the path of priesthood; while he was a Jesuit novice, he |
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studied the humanities and completed degrees in philosophy and |
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theology at the Colegio de San Jose before being ordained into the |
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priesthood in 1969; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1998, he was named archbishop of Buenos Aires, a |
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diocese with more than three million inhabitants; while serving in |
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that office, he became known for his personal humility, living in an |
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apartment, cooking his own meals, and taking public transportation; |
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as archbishop, he advocated for the poor and for social and economic |
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justice and strove to promote an open and respectful interfaith |
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dialogue; and |
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WHEREAS, Archbishop Bergoglio was created a cardinal by Pope |
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John Paul II in 2001, and one of his first acts was to ask the |
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faithful not to travel to Rome to celebrate the event, but rather to |
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donate what they would have spent on the journey to the poor; when |
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Pope John Paul II passed away in 2005, Cardinal Bergoglio |
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participated in the papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After Pope Benedict announced his resignation in |
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February of 2013, Cardinal Bergoglio was elected his successor on |
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the second day of the conclave; he chose the name Francis in honor |
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of St. Francis of Assisi, a man of peace who championed the poor; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Roman Catholic Church plays a vital role in the |
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United States and throughout the world, and Pope Francis now |
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carries on the work of leading its more than one billion followers |
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and helping to advance human dignity and compassion; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion |
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of his election to the papacy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pope Francis as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Callegari |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1349 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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