Pope Francis 80th Birthday On 17 December 2016

EDM number 745 in 2016-17, proposed by Robert Flello on 30/11/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Religion and faith communities.

That this House congratulates His Holiness Pope Francis on his 80th birthday; recognises his spiritual leadership of over 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide; commends his leading contribution to tackling climate change, promoting sustainable development, welcoming refugees, building peace, encouraging prison reform, protecting religious freedom, and advancing global abolition of the death penalty; and wishes him well for his continued Pontificate.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.