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PRINTER'S NO. 2182
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
465
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DEAN, HENNESSEY, KIRKLAND, COHEN, BISHOP, DeLUCA,
DAVIS, BAKER, DRISCOLL, GREINER, LONGIETTI, KINSEY, SNYDER,
BULLOCK, FREEMAN, MACKENZIE, SAMUELSON, CALTAGIRONE, VEREB,
SCHLOSSBERG, DiGIROLAMO, STAATS, V. BROWN, D. MILLER, HAHN,
MATZIE, QUIGLEY, GERGELY, O'BRIEN, BOBACK, WHEELAND, WARD,
MURT, BIZZARRO, McNEILL, MILLARD, J. HARRIS, HARKINS, JAMES,
DONATUCCI, GINGRICH, READSHAW, SONNEY, DUSH, D. PARKER,
KLUNK, W. KELLER, MENTZER, GIBBONS, ACOSTA, WATSON, JOZWIAK,
MARSICO, GODSHALL, PICKETT, WHITE, BARBIN, TAYLOR, P. COSTA,
YOUNGBLOOD, MULLERY, MCCLINTON, DAVIDSON, QUINN, P. DALEY,
B. MILLER, D. COSTA, MAJOR, HARHAI, MARKOSEK, FARINA, GROVE,
CORBIN, CAUSER, REGAN, HARPER, McCARTER, BENNINGHOFF, KORTZ,
SAYLOR, PASHINSKI, ADOLPH, DEASY, EVANS, PAYNE, SCHWEYER,
PHILLIPS-HILL, SCHREIBER, MAHONEY, BURNS, ROSS, RAVENSTAHL
AND GOODMAN, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Celebrating the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia
and Pope Francis' inaugural visit to the United States.
WHEREAS, Pope Francis will be visiting the United States for
the first time from September 22 through 27, 2015; and
WHEREAS, During this time, the Pope will address a joint
session of Congress in Washington, DC, as well as the General
Assembly of the United Nations in New York City; and
WHEREAS, However, the principal reason for his visit is to
attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, The World Meeting of Families is a week-long
international event of prayer, catechesis and celebration that
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draws participants from around the world; and
WHEREAS, The event consists of a Theological Adult Congress
and concurrent Youth Congress, followed by a Festival of
Families and Papal Mass; and
WHEREAS, The Festival of Families, which includes different
types of cultural and musical performances, will be attended by
Pope Francis; and
WHEREAS, For Pope Francis, strengthening family life is
essential to not only reinforcing the teachings and practices of
Catholicism, but to the moral framework of society; and
WHEREAS, Pope Francis continues to be an advocate for the
poor and hopes to further spread his message of rejecting what
he has called the "throwaway culture," reminding all
individuals, regardless of their religious affiliation, to work
toward finding solutions to issues, such as poverty, which
affect every nation; and
WHEREAS, Pope Francis has led the Catholic Church in a new
direction, confronting several global issues in addition to
poverty, such as economic injustice, education, workers' rights,
sustainable agriculture and the health of the global
environment; and
WHEREAS, The new perspective that Pope Francis has brought to
the Papacy has reinvigorated the public's perception of the Pope
and has infused new energy into the Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, Pope Francis has encouraged all individuals to
restore cultures that promote the bond of family and to stand
with less fortunate individuals who are in need and have been
relegated to the margins of society; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives celebrate the
2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia and Pope Francis'
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inaugural visit to the United States.
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