[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2636]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



CONGRATULATING MOST REVEREND EDWARD M. EGAN, ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK, ON 
                HIS ELEVATION TO THE DIGNITY OF CARDINAL

  (Mr. GRUCCI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRUCCI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to congratulate the Most Reverend Edward M. Egan, Archbishop of New 
York, upon his elevation to the dignity of Cardinal. It is most fitting 
that Cardinal Egan is the successor of the late John Cardinal O'Connor. 
New York's new Cardinal is well aware of the legacy left by his 
predecessor and he is well prepared to continue and strengthen that 
legacy. He too is dedicated to the dignity of all peoples and to caring 
for those who are most scorned or ignored by society.
  Cardinal Egan has the wonderful ability to nurture and develop a 
sense of social justice among his fellow Catholics. As was the case 
with Cardinal O'Connor, he understands and deeply respects the values 
inherent in a multicultural and multireligious community. He has a deep 
and abiding respect for and dedication to education.
  As he assumes his leadership role in the great Archdiocese of New 
York, it is right for us to wish him success in making this great 
community a more human, more caring and more believing community of 
brothers and sisters.
  I ask my colleagues to please join me and all the members of the 
Archdiocese of New York in congratulating the Most Reverend Edward M. 
Egan upon his elevation to the dignity of Cardinal.

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