[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17073]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              GUILELESS MAN--A COMMITTED DEFENDER OF TRUTH

  (Mr. AKIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Archbishop Raymond 
Burke who, for the last 4 years, has served as the head of the 
archdiocese in St. Louis. Recently, Archbishop Burke was appointed to 
the position of the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic 
Signatura in Rome.
  During his short tenure in St. Louis, Archbishop Burke helped to 
revitalize the Catholic community. Under his leadership, the seminary 
has continued to flourish with respect to the enrollment of the 
archdiocesan seminarians. I have no doubt that any man with Archbishop 
Burke's firm convictions and leadership capabilities will flourish 
wherever he goes.
  I congratulate Archbishop Burke on his recent appointment to the 
position of the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic 
Signatura. It's my hope that St. Louis will always be a place he can 
call home.
  Those of us who know him personally know him as a guileless man and a 
committed defender of truth. Very best wishes, Archbishop Burke, in 
your new position.

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