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,\lrglogiziug firl the enslavcntttnt antl lrrr'ial scy,^t'egtrtirirl o1'-\ft'icittl-,\ltlt:l'it'ittls

IN TIIII
X'h'.

HOLISE O}' RI,I',HIIS]'\TATI\'ES

Irunut--rtit'17, J007
(l()IIIi\ (for' liintself., lIr. JoIINstt\ rlf (ieolgia. lls. ,J-rt'XsoN-LEIi of
Tcxas. lIi., TltUrnr- o1' Penrrsrlvarria. lL'. \\-t';xr,tin, lIs. I(Ir,i'-r'rRI('Ii, J"Is.
\\ircx,suv. ,\h'. [',rt,t,tlxtl. r\is. Ltitl. ]lr'. -\lt'(itlt-L:ilr, lls' Stlrrrlio\vsl(Y,
Jh.s. XLu,oNM of Neri- Yot'Ii, lh'. Coxytins, Jh'. JIttri,rX rtf \-ilgirria, Ih'.
C',rru,rxtl, lh'. Rt'xt+ut,. llr. P-tr.xn. llr. .Itirt''nnsgN, l'[r. Ifi'r'tsox, ]Ir'
.\r, (lnpnx of 'l'c'xas, lh'. Ilt-trnRI"IllLI), lIs. \\',rlsrlx' l\[i" FItrt'lrur",
J,h.. cln-5nn, )Is. Urnsgx. xlr. Istlrnl, I['. ,\tlxRli]I.\N, lli'. D^rus rlf
,\lalran.ra, IIr. LUTUS of Gcorg,itt, lli". ,\nnngROIIIIIE, ]Ir. Ilr.nn, Mr.
KlxXnoy, fls. llrt,nurx, I'h'. II6rnns, lIr'. l'tt,xnrr. l'li'. IIOxlr-t, antl
fli. I(rrt'txtt,ru) suburittetl tlur fiollol'iug lesolutioti; rvlticli l'as t'efi'n'etl trr
the Conrmittee titt thc .Iurlician'

RESOLUTION
Aprologizing

tbr the enslar-el)tcnt iln(l r'aciill st'g'regation of

,\fri

t'tt

tt

-,\uterit' tttis.

\Ylrereas nrilliorrs of: Aflirrans tlric'l their clestretlclattts \\'ere

crlsjliivcd in tlrt' lhited Statcs and tlie 13 ,\ncrricall colonies frortt 1619 tlirough 1865;

\Ilrereas sla\relT' irr r\meritrLl resembiecl rro other ftrrtrl of irn'oluiltan, ser\:itufle k1olr.1 i1 hiStOil" as Africalrs \vere capturecl and solcl at a,uctign like inartitrtate olljects or ilnimnls;

\Yliereas ,\fricarrs forcecl ittto slavel)' \\'ere bmtalized, Itrrrniliater1, clelmmanizecl, and suhjected to the indignity of
l-reing strippcd of tl'reir nzln-rc's ancl heritrtg'e;

\\'heretrs errslar,ed fan'iilies \\'ere toni itlriti't after ltttvirrg beert

sold separatclv from orte attotlier;
\Ylicrctrs the s1-stcnt of slttvetl atirl tlLe r-ist'cral i'acisnt agtriilst
persons of Afrir,an clesr.trrt rrl)orr u'liir'lr it cleperrclecl becarne etttrenchetl in tlu-' Natioti's soc:iiil faltric;

\\hercas slavert'u,as ttot otficialll' abolishecl until the llassage

of tlte 13th Anrerrclnierrt to tlie I. rritecl StiLtes Corrstittttion in 1865 a,fter tire eirci of' the Cii'il \\'ar. lliich l'as
tbuglrt ovcr the slaver'f issue;
\Yireretrs after emi'rut'ipatiott frot'tt 246 \'L'tlrs of slaverr', ,\f'rican-.\r111'ricans soorl sarv tlie flceting political, social, antl

econoniic gains tlicr. tuadcr cluring Reconstructirln o'isr:eratecl lt1- r-irr.rlerrt racisrn, lyrrrhirrgs, cljsetifi'etticltiseutettt,
Prlacl< Coclt's. aricl t'atria.l segregatiort las's tha.t imprlsecl a
rigicl s1'stent of offlciallr- sant:tioncil racittl st'gregatiott itt

virtualh' all areits of life;

\\hercas the st,stein of cltr jurc t'acial seg'r'eSatiort ]iriou'n as

".Iirt ('ro\\,," u'hich Arose itr ct't'tttitt ltttrts of tlic Nation
Civil \\-ttr to t't't'tlte septrritte turcl utretluiil
socicties foi' rvhitcs ancl Alricatr--\rnet'icarrs, \\'ils a clirc'c:t
result of thtr rtlcisrll against pelsons of ,.:\flrican clescent

fiillou'irrg

111e

engeuclerecl br: sliLvei')';

\\tiercas the sy5ilsm of Jinr L'rol lau's offiicialll' cxistccl into

ther 1960's-a ceuturr. aftclr tlie official end of slaver)'in
,hrericu-urrtil Clorrgress took trt:tiotl to etrcl it, but the
vestigcs of Jim Clou, coutirtue to this da1';

to suffer fi'otii tlrt'

tton-

,linr (llou'-l1;t1tr after ltritlr

svs-

\Yheretrs ,Vricitir--,\nrct'irrans rrontitnrc

sequen(,es

of sletven'

.HRES 194 IH

arrcl

tems \\:ere formalll- abolishecl-tlrrouglt enorrnous clamage

ancl loss, both tangible and intarigible, irtch-Lcliug the loss

of ltur-nart rlignitr- ancl libert.v, thc tnrstration of cilt"eers

errrcl professiorral lives, ancl the long'-tertn loss of ittt'onie
arrd opprii'tr.rrritr-:

\\'lrtrreas the story of the t,rrslAr'cnrent anrl cle,ir.rrc segregatioit

of .\fricuri-,\nrerit,:rrrs arril tlie clelrun'rartizittg' ittrot'ities
committecl ag'aiust thom shoultl not be purg'ccl fr.otn or'
miniriiizecl in tlie telling of Aliericutr historr';
\Yhereas otr Juh' 8, 2003, cluring a

trip to Gttree Islaricl, Seti-

cgal, a fot'mer slat'e port, l'r'esidertt George \\'. I'rush a,clinol'leclgecl slaver1,'s contimring legttcl- irt Atiericart lif'e
ancl tlre rrec.cl to confront that legacr- l-hen lre stirted tlrat
slaven, "\\'as
one of the greatest ei'irnt's of historv
. Tlie rac,ial bigotrl' f'ed by slaver'1' c1irl not encl rvith
slilver), or l'ith segregtttioti. ,\ttcl ltliltlv rtf tlie isstres tltat

still troulrle Aneritra hale roots in the bittt'r

of otl-ir'r' titrtt's. Rut hort'cver lotrg tlic,jotrrrto\',
is set: liberl.r' ancl .justit'e lirr itll.";

exltcricrtce
o11I'

rlcstinr-

\\ht:r'eas Prcsitlent I'iill Clintorr rrlso achitou-letlgetl the tlcelisctttccl probletns caused br. tht' contituririg legtrcl- rtf racr-

isrn against,\fricatt--\nrerit'tuts tlrat

lteg-'itn

rvitlr

slaver.r'

rvheri he irritiatec'l a national clialog"Lre about ractt;

\Yhereas

a genuirie a,pologv is an iurportant and

nccessan'

first step irr tlre pro('ess of racial ret:oncili;rtittii;

\\tereas an apologl' fbr cc'uturies of ltrutal c1eht-Lmatrization

ancl iiljustices cannot erase thc pa,st, but cont'ession of
tlre u'rongs (iommitted c*rr speed racit.rl healirig' attd reconciliation and he\t ,\moricans cotrfront thc g'hosts cif
tlu.ir past;

.HRES 194 IH

\\-lrerezrs the leg'islatut'e of tlte Cornrnoitu'ealth of

tlie

rt'centl;,. takcn

leaci

\rirgiriia

irtts

in adopting' a i'esolution officiallv

expressing appropriatc rcrtttorse ftrr slavet'r' ancl other

State lsgislatures are r,orrsicleririg sinrilar resolutit)tis; tttltl

it is impot'ttittt fbr this cotltttn:, u'hir:lt 1eg'allv l'e(rog,'nizecl sluverr- through its ('oristitution artd its lart-s, to
make a fonrial altolog'r' fol slar.er'.r' arril for its sLI(:('essol',

\Vltereas

Jirl

Clrou', so tlLat

it cail movc fbnr,arcl antl seeli rcc-

onciliatiotr, .justict', a,rtd ltat'tttottv

No\\,, tlierefirre, be it
1

Resolt,ed,

(1)

tor all of tts citizens:

That the IIouse of llcllre"Pntativc'q-

the huidatnerital iiljustice,

cruelt\,, bmttrlitt, ancl jtilitunarritt' of slaver1. itrrd

Jim Cror':

(2)

acknou'leclges

alrologizes

to Afican-Arrcrritrttus on behalf

fill tlre \\'t'ollH^s

of the people of tlie

cornruitte

suttcrecl uttrtt't' slatt'r'\' atirl ,Iinr ('t'ort'r ttrir'l

(il

rl

{,1'riitecl States,

agaittst tltt'm attcl

theil

) expresses its t'olittitittt.tellt to

u'ltcr

ret'tif1- the lirr-

10

gei'ing' conseqrlerlccs of

11

aga,inst r\1rican-Anet'icttns undcr slat'eil' aucl Jiur

1,2

Crrll, artd to stop tlre o('('llrrelt(tc' off hutlettt riglrts

13

violation"s

in the futu.r'e.

.HRES 194 IH

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Proprio On the Jurisdiction of J udicial Authorities of Vatican City State in Criminal

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IN C]RIV{INAL MATTERS

In our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational organized crime, the improper
use of tlie markets and of the economy, as well as by terrorism.

It is therefore necessary for the intemational community to adopt adequate legal instruments to prevent
and counter criminal activities, by prornoting intemational judicial cooperation on criminal matters.
In ratifying numerous international conventions in tliese areas, and acting also on behalf of Vatican City
State, the Hoiy See has constantly maintained that such agreements are effective means to prevent
criminal activities that threaten human dignity, the common good and peace.
With a view to renewing the Apostolic See's comrnitment to cooperate to these ends, by means of this
Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio,I establish that:
1.

The competent Judicial Ar"rthorities of Vatican City State shall also exercise penal jurisdiction over:
a) crimes committed against the security, the fundamental interests or the patrimony of the

Holy

See;

b) crimes referred to:

- in Vatican City State Law No. VIII, of 11 July 2013, containing Suppleruentar
Norms on Criminal Law Matters;

- in Vatican City State Law No, IX, of 11 July 2013, containing Amendments to
the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code',

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Apostolic Letter lssued Motu proprio On the Jurisdiction of Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State

atters (11 July 2013) | Francis

when such crimes are committed by the persons referred to in paragraph

below, in the exercise of their functions;

c) any other crime whose prosecutionls required by an international agreement ratified by

the Fioly See, if the perpetrator is physically present in the tenitory of Vatican City State and
has not been extradited.

2. The crimes referred to in paragraph 1 are to be judged pursuant to the criminal law in force in Vatican
City State at the tirr-re of their commission, without prejudice to the general principles of the legal system
on the temporal application of criminal laws'
"public
3. For the purposes of Vatican criminal larv, the following persons are deemed

fficials":

a) members, officials and personnel of the various organs of the Roman Curia and of the
Institutions connected to it.

b) papal legates and diplomatic personnel of the Holy See'

c) those persons who serve as representatives, managers or directors, as well as persons who
Holy
e^,en d, facto manage or exercise control over the entities directly dependent on the
of
Governorate
See and listed in the registry of canonical juridical persons kept by the
Vatican City State;

d) any other person holding.an administrative or judicial mandate in the Holy See,
pemanent or temporary, pard or unpaid, irrespective of that person's seniority'
4. The jurisdiction refered to in paragraph I comprises also the administrative liability ofjuridical
persons arising from crimes, as regulated by Vatican City State laws.
5. When the same matters are prosecuted in other States, the provisions in force in Vatican City State on
concurrent jr"rrisdiction shall apply.
6. The content of arlicle 23 oflaw No. CXIX of 21 November 1987, which approves the Jttdicial Order
o/'Vatican Ciq,n State remains in force.

This I decide and establish, anything to the contrary notwithstanding.

I establish that this Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio will be promulgated by its publication in
L'Osservatore Romano, entering into force on I September 2013.
Given in Rome, at the Apostolic Palace, on 11 July 2013, thefirst of my Pontificate.

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS

POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE

WORLD DAY OF PEACE

1 ]ANUARY 2015

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LONGER SIAVE+ BUT BROTHERS AND STSTERS

the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as God's gracious gift
to all humanity, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to every man and woman, to
all the wodd's peoples and nations, to heads of state and govemment, and to
religious leaders. In doing so, I pray for an end to wars, conflicts and the great
suffering caused by human agency, by epidemics past and present, and by the
devastation wrought by natural disasters. I pray especially that, on the basis of
our common calling to cooperate with God and all people of good will for the
advancement of harmony and peace in the world, we may resist the temptation
to act in a manner unwofthy of our humanity.
1. At

In my Message for Peace last year, I spoke of "the desire for a full life... which
includes a longing for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with others and
enables us to see them not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers and sisters to
be accepted and embraced".[1] Since we are by nature relational beings, meant
to find fulfilment through interpersonal relationships inspired by justice and love,
it is fundamental for our human development that our dignity, freedom and
autonomy be acknowledged and respected. Tragically, the growing scourge of
man's exploitation by man gravely damages the life of communion and our
calling to forge interpersonal relations marked by respect, justice and love. This
abominable phenomenon, which leads to contempt for the fundamental rights of
others and to the suppression of their freedom and dignity, takes many forms. I
would like briefly to consider these, so that, in the light of God's word, we can
consider all men and women "no longer slaves, but brothers and sisters".
Listening to God's plan for humanity
2. The theme

I have chosen for this year's

message is drawn from Saint Paul's

Ietter to Philemon, in which the Apostle asks his co-worker to welcome
Onesimus, formerly Philemon's slave, now a Christian and, therefore, according
to Paul, wothy of being considered a brother'. The Asostie of the Gerrtiies
writes: "Perhaps this is why he was paried frorn you lor a ',vhilc, thet ;ur:r-r rnight
have him back for ever, no longer as a slave but more tiran a slave. as a