| Resolution Number: | 1997-B012 |
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| Title: | Extend Greetings to Bishop Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 72nd General Convention send greetings and congratulations to Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Timor, in recognition of his receipt of the Nobel Prize for 1996 as well as his co-worker, Jose Ramos-Horta; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church support the work of Bishop Belo toward a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 525. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rt. Rev. Paul Moore Jr. |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(B012)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 72nd General Convention send greetings and congratulations to Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of East Timor, in recognition of his receipt of the Nobel Prize for 1996 as well as his co-worker, Jose Ramos-Horta; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church support the work of Bishop Belo toward a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #14)
House of Deputies
The Committee on National and International Problems presented its Report #8 on HB Message #14 on Resolution B012 (East Timor: Support Bishop Belo), moved the resolution, and recommended concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #47)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 17.
| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention congratulates Bishop Belo and Jose Ramos Horta of East Timor on receiving the 1996 Nobel Prize and supports their continuing work. |
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