Senate
Resolution
10
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
10
BY
JOHNSON
and
HART
A
Resolution
honoring
the
life
and
work
of
Pope
1
Emeritus
Benedict
XVI.
2
WHEREAS,
Benedict
XVI
is
now
pope
emeritus
of
the
3
Roman
Catholic
Church,
serving
as
the
265th
pope
from
4
2005
to
2013;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Joseph
Aloisius
Ratzinger,
born
in
1927
6
to
a
pious
German
family,
was
ordained
as
a
priest
in
7
1951;
and
8
WHEREAS,
following
a
distinguished
career
spanning
9
five
decades,
rather
than
taking
the
comfort
of
a
10
well-earned
retirement,
Cardinal
Ratzinger
was
called
11
for
higher
service
when
he
was
elected
pontiff
of
the
12
Roman
Catholic
Church;
and
13
WHEREAS,
taking
the
name
Benedict
XVI,
he
became
14
the
spiritual
leader
of
the
world’s
1.2
billion
Roman
15
Catholics;
and
16
WHEREAS,
Pope
Benedict
XVI
during
his
tenure
was
17
a
tireless
advocate
for
social
justice,
speaking
for
18
those
whose
voices
would
not
have
been
heard
otherwise,
19
and
a
proponent
of
religious
freedom,
tolerance,
and
20
cooperation,
deepening
ties
with
many
religions;
and
21
WHEREAS,
also
known
as
an
academic,
scholar,
and
22
teacher,
Pope
Benedict
XVI
is
a
prolific
writer,
having
23
written
66
books
throughout
his
life;
he
also
has
24
authored
numerous
articles
and
established
a
journal
25
devoted
to
theology,
and
he
oversaw
the
preparation
26
of
the
new
Catechism
of
the
Catholic
Church;
NOW
27
THEREFORE,
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BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
1
the
life
and
good
works
of
Pope
Emeritus
Benedict
XVI
2
and
wishes
him
a
long
and
peaceful
retirement;
and
3
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Secretary
of
the
4
Senate
is
directed
to
provide
a
copy
of
this
Resolution
5
to
Pope
Emeritus
Benedict
XVI.
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