Bill Text: IL HR1338 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Welcomes His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II to the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1338 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1338-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Chicago-area parishes are privileged by the | ||||||
3 | arrival of His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | ||||||
4 | II, and will be hosting a reception in his honor on July 2, | ||||||
5 | 2016 at St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Chicago; and
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6 | WHEREAS, His Holiness is the supreme head of the Manlankara | ||||||
7 | Orthodox Syrian Church of the East; and
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8 | WHEREAS, His Holiness is the true successor of St. Thomas | ||||||
9 | and administers the affairs of the church sitting on the throne | ||||||
10 | of the Apostle St. Thomas as an autonomous ruler over an | ||||||
11 | autocephalous church; and
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12 | WHEREAS, His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | ||||||
13 | II is the 91st successor of the throne of St. Thomas the | ||||||
14 | Apostle; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The Manlankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East | ||||||
16 | is as old as Christianity and has existed in India for the past | ||||||
17 | 20 centuries ever since St. Thomas the Apostle founded the | ||||||
18 | Church in 52 A.D.; the church has been recognized by all world | ||||||
19 | Christian denominations, Roman Catholics, Protestant, and the | ||||||
20 | Eastern and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, along with the | ||||||
21 | World Council of Churches as an independent, indigenous, and |
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1 | autocephalous Church; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The Manlankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East | ||||||
3 | now has faithful followers, clergy, bishops, and parishes in | ||||||
4 | India, Malaysia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, Africa, | ||||||
5 | the Americas, and all over the world; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | welcome His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II to | ||||||
9 | the State of Illinois; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | ||||||
12 | II as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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