[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 21 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING CARDINAL DONALD WUERL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Murphy) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, as a Member who represents 
the area of Pittsburgh that is also part of the Pittsburgh diocese, I 
would also like to welcome Cardinal Wuerl to the House of 
Representatives. He is a great leader in the faith community and a 
friend, and certainly a friend to everybody in the Nation now as well 
as those in the Pittsburgh region.
  He began his career as an assistant pastor at Saint Rosalia Parish in 
Pittsburgh. There he became secretary to Pittsburgh Bishop John Wright. 
Then at Saint Paul's Seminary in Pittsburgh, he worked as a rector. In 
1988, Bishop Wuerl was installed as the 11th Bishop of Pittsburgh, 
where he led 18 years. He led 800,000 Roman Catholics in 214 parishes 
throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.
  I should say we also knew him from his television series called ``The 
Teaching of Christ,'' which was distributed throughout the Christian 
Associates cable channel, and his best-selling catechism of the same 
name, which is now I believe in its 30th year of publication, 
translated into over 10 languages.
  I echo the comments made by our Speaker in terms of the Cardinal's 
leadership and the esteem we all hold him in. We are most grateful that 
he came here today and led us in prayer.

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