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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 369 Introduced in House (IH)]

106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 369

To urge the Nobel Commission to award the Nobel Prize for Peace to His 
  Holiness, Pope John Paul II, for his dedication to fostering peace 
                         throughout the world.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2000

   Mr. Hyde submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
To urge the Nobel Commission to award the Nobel Prize for Peace to His 
  Holiness, Pope John Paul II, for his dedication to fostering peace 
                         throughout the world.

Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, has worked tirelessly and as much as 
        any other world leader to bring peace to regions of the world which have 
        known strife, intolerance, and violence for far too long;
Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, knows the persecution of oppression, 
        having studied for the priesthood in secrecy and having seen those he 
        grew up with killed and victimized due to the Nazi Occupation, and later 
        witnessing firsthand the communist subjugation of his native Poland;
Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, since his installment as Cardinal of 
        the Church, has traveled more extensively throughout the world than any 
        predecessor, spreading his message of peace, religious freedom, and 
        human dignity;
Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, was instrumental in the demise of 
        communism in his native Poland, which in turn fostered the spread of 
        democracy throughout the world;
Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, has reached out in an unprecedented 
        manner to peoples of other beliefs and religions to establish a dialog 
        which may lead to greater understanding, healing, and harmony, including 
        praying for unity among Christian churches, reaching out towards a 
        reconciliation with the Jewish people, and specifically acknowledging 
        those times the Catholic Church has failed to act in accordance with its 
        teachings;
Whereas in March of this year, His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, led a historic 
        pilgrimage to the Middle East, including Jordan, Israel, and the 
        Palestinian territories, preaching coexistence, peace, tolerance, and 
        goodwill throughout this historically conflicted territory; and
Whereas His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, has used his position as a world leader 
        to become the foremost voice to foster ties of brotherhood and for the 
        promotion of peace and reconciliation in the world today: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress urges the Nobel Commission to award the Nobel Prize 
for Peace to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II.
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