Full Text of HR1338 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago-area parishes are privileged by the | 3 | | arrival of His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | 4 | | II, and will be hosting a reception in his honor on July 2, | 5 | | 2016 at St. Thomas Orthodox Church in Chicago; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, His Holiness is the supreme head of the Manlankara | 7 | | Orthodox Syrian Church of the East; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, His Holiness is the true successor of St. Thomas | 9 | | and administers the affairs of the church sitting on the throne | 10 | | of the Apostle St. Thomas as an autonomous ruler over an | 11 | | autocephalous church; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | 13 | | II is the 91st successor of the throne of St. Thomas the | 14 | | Apostle; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Manlankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East | 16 | | is as old as Christianity and has existed in India for the past | 17 | | 20 centuries ever since St. Thomas the Apostle founded the | 18 | | Church in 52 A.D.; the church has been recognized by all world | 19 | | Christian denominations, Roman Catholics, Protestant, and the | 20 | | Eastern and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, along with the | 21 | | World Council of Churches as an independent, indigenous, and |
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| 1 | | autocephalous Church; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Manlankara Orthodox Syrian Church of the East | 3 | | now has faithful followers, clergy, bishops, and parishes in | 4 | | India, Malaysia, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, Africa, | 5 | | the Americas, and all over the world; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | welcome His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II to | 9 | | the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose | 12 | | II as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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