[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H2111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CARDINAL JOSEPH RATZINGER TO BE POPE BENEDICT XVI

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, today people across the world have watched 
the ceremony and historical proceedings in Vatican City with 
anticipation and joy. Today the Catholic Church receives its 265th 
Pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger rises to his new name, Pope Benedict 
XVI, and takes with him the blessings of Catholics across the world.
  In a time of global unrest and terrorism, people of all faiths need 
to join together in prayerful contemplation of what we hope the world 
can become. Pope John Paul II brought the church to billions of people 
and Pope Benedict XVI inherits the throne of Saint Peter the Fisherman 
at a precarious time in world history. Our prayers are with him and for 
our collective salvation.

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