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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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EXTENDING WARM WISHES IN FAITH AND THE BLESSINGS OF HOPE AND PEACE | |
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TO HIS HOLINESS, POPE FRANCIS I | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Costa, Hull, Edwards, Ucci, and McNamara | |
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Date Introduced: March 19, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Amidst the jubilant ringing of bells at the Vatican and thousands of cheering |
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people gathered in St. Peter's square, a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine |
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Chapel in the early evening hours on March 13, 2013, announced the joyful success of the |
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gathering of Catholic cardinals assembled to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI; and |
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WHEREAS, The 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and Holy Father to 1.2 |
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billion devout followers worldwide is Argentinean Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former |
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Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He has taken the papal name of Pope Francis, the first Pope to do |
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so; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected on the fifth ballot, the new pope was chosen in one of the fastest |
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conclaves in years. He is the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years and |
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the first South American Pope; and |
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WHEREAS, His Holiness, Pope Francis I, possesses a self-effacing humility and has |
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shown himself to be worthy through a lifetime of service to humanity and devotion to God. A |
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member of the largest Catholic order, the Jesuits, and was born in Argentina to parents of Italian |
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descent, he has lived the inspiring words of Francis of Assisi, "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love |
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love"; and |
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WHEREAS, His Holiness, Pope Francis I will be installed on Tuesday, March 19th, on |
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the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church; and |
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WHEREAS, The installation of a new Pope inspires and guides the universal Catholic |
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Church and its millions of followers across the world, providing a great sense of peace |
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and hope that is ultimately beneficial to all; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby joins the faithful in joyous celebration, extends warmest wishes to |
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His Holiness, Pope Francis I, for many years of benevolent service to the faithful, and that His |
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Holiness receive the blessings of God in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy |
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Spirit; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to His Holiness, Pope Francis I. |
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