Bill Text: TX HR1349 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of his election to the papacy.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-23 - Reported enrolled [HR1349 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR1349-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 1349

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