,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ddj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #aa1      
#bjac,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,congratulating ,pope ,francis on his   
election and recognizing his            
inspirational statements and actions4   
,whereas on ,march #ac1 #bjac1          
,archbishop ,jorge ,mario ,bergoglio of 
,buenos ,aires1 ,argentina was elected  
,supreme ,pontiff of the ,catholic      
,church2 ,whereas his election marked   
the first time a ,pope from the         
,americas has been selected2 ,whereas he
 is the first ,jesuit to become ,supreme
 ,pontiff of the ,catholic ,church2     
,whereas he took the papal name of      
,francis1 becoming the first pope to    
take the name of ,st4 ,francis of       
,assisi1 who was known for his devotion 
to humility and the poor2 ,whereas he   
has demonstrated his humility by        

choosing not to live in the lavish      
,apostolic ,palace1 living instead with 
the clergy and lay people in the        
,vatican guesthouse2 ,whereas on ,march 
#bh1 #bjac1 he broke from tradition     
during the washing of feet1 when he     
washed the feet of #ab criminals1       
including two women1 becoming the first 
pope to include women in the rite2      
,whereas on ,november #f1 he displayed  
his charity by caressing a man with     
severe disfigurement1 drawing           
comparisons to the actions of his       
namesake1 ,st4 ,francis1 whose kiss of a
 leper forever changed his life by      
solidifying his commitment to the       
poorest among us2 ,whereas when asked to
 describe himself during an interview   
with a ,jesuit magazine1 he replied 8,i 
am a sinner02 ,whereas his emphasis on  
humanitarian efforts to alleviate       
suffering serves as an inspiration to   
,congress and all ,americans2 ,whereas  
his humility1 his commitment to economic
 justice and improving the lives of the 

poor1 and his outreach to individuals   
from all walks of life have been        
universally praised and are living      
examples of ,jesus ,christ's message2   
and ,whereas his call to end inequality 
has echoed across the globe and brought 
millions together in solidarity3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives congratulates ,pope    
,francis on his election and recognizes 
his inspirational statements and        
actions4