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Re: SF-181 Race & Ethnicity Form

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sF-181
HJR 194
Motu Proprio
Pope's Apology to the Americas
Pope's Message of Peace
American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
 U.S. Office of Personnel Management ETHNICITY AND RACE IDENTIFICATION
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 The Holy See

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS

POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE
WORLD DAY OF PEACE

1 JANUARY 2015

NO LONGER SLAVES, BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS

1. At 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 world's peoples and nations, to
heads of state and government, and to religious leaders. ln 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 willfor the advancement of harmony and
peace in the world, we may resist the temptation to act in a manner unworthy of our humanity.

ln my Message for Peace last vear, 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".l[ Since we are by nature
relational beings, meant to find fulfilment through interpersonat relationships inspired by justice
and love, it is fundamentalfor 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 andsisfend'"

Listening to God's plan for humanity

 APOSTOLIC LETTER
ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO

OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF

FRANCIS

ON THE JURTSDICTION OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES OF VATICAN CITY STATE

IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

In our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational

organized crime, the improper use of the markets and of the economy, as well as
by terrorism.

It is therefore necessary for the international community to adopt adequate legal

instruments to prevent and counter criminal activities, by promoting international
judicial cooperation on criminal matters.

In ratiffing numerous international conventions in these areas, and acting also

on behalf of Vatican City State, the Holy 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 commitment to cooperate to these

ends, by means of this Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio,I establish that:

1. The competent Judicial Authorities of Vatican Gty 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 Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law
Mattetq,

- in Vatican City State Law No. IX, of 11 July 2013,

containing Amendmenb to the Criminal Code and the
Criminal Procdure Code;
 when such crimes are committed by the percons
referred to in paragraph 3 below, in the exercise of their
functions;

c) any other crime whose pnrsecution is required by an international

agreement ratified by the Holy See, if the perpetrator is physically
present in the territory of Vatican City State and has not been
o<tradited.

2. The cilmes referred to in paragraph 1 are to be iudged pursuant to the

criminal law in force in Vatican City State at the time of their commission, without
prejudice to the general principles of the legal system on the temporal
application of criminal laws.

3. For the purposes of Vatican criminal law, the following persons are deemed
"public officialsl

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 Frsons who even de facto manage or exercise
controlover the entities directly dependent on the Holy See and
listed in the registry of canonical Juridical persons kept by the
Governorate of Vatican City State;

d) any other person holding an administrative or judicial mandate in

the Holy See, permanent or temporary paid or unpaid, irrespective
of that persont seniority.

4. The jurisdiction referred to in paragraph I comprises also the administrative

liability of juridical 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 jurisdiction shall apply.
6. The content of article 23 of Law No. CXIX of 21 November 1987, which
approves the Judicial Order of Vatican City 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
l
its publication in L0sseruatore Romano, entering into force on September
2013.

Given in Rome, at the Apostalic hlace, on 77 July 2O13, the first of my

tuntificate.

FRANCISCUS

Copyright @ Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana

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AMERICAS

Pope Speaks Out Against Greed, Apologizes for Colonialism

]uly ro, 2015 o:39 AM
UPDATE July ro, 2015 7:00 AM

VOA News

Pope Francis spoke out against corporate greed and apologized for colonialism in the
Americas in a speech Thursday in a meeting of groups working for the unemployed,
landless and impoverished.

In a speech to the World Meeting of popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, pope
Francis asked, "Do we realize that something is wrong in a world where there are so many
farm workers without land, so many families without a home, so many 1aborers without
rights, so many persons whose dignity is not respected?"

Francis spoke of the "new colonialism" to his audience of grassroots organizers, saying it
appears at times as the "anonymous influence" of corporations, loan agencies, some free
trade measures, and austerity rneasures that impact the lives of the poor.

He also spoke of climate change, echoing his landmark encyclical published last month
that connected climate change to human civilization.

The pope said corporate greed has imposed a mentality of "profit at any price" with no
concern for destruction of nature.

'Sins were committedr

Francis spoke at a gathering of indigenous leaders in Bolivia in the presence of Bolivia,s

first-ever indigenous president, Evo Morales, the climactic high of Francis'weeklong
South American tour.
In the speech, Francis noted that Latin American church leaders in the past had
acknowledged that ((grave sins were committed against the native peoples of America
in
the name of God."

St.Iohn Paul II, for his part, apologked to the continent's indigenous for the ,,pain and
suffering" caused during the 5oo years of the church's presence in the Americas during a
Lggzvisit to the Dominican Republic.

But Francis went further, and said he was doing so with ((regret.,,

('I
would also say, and here I wish to be quite clear, as was St. Iohn paul II: I humbly ask
forgiveness, not only for the offenses of the church herself, but also for crimes comrnitted
against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America,,, he said to applause
from the crowd.

Then deviating from his prepared script, he added: ,,I also want for us to remember the
thousands and thousands of priests who strongly opposed the logic of the sword with the
power of the cross.

"There was sin, and it was plentiful. But we never apologized, so I now ask for forgiveness.
But where there was sin, and there was plenty of sin, there was also an abundant grace
increased by the men who defended indigenous peoples," he said.

Francis' apology was met with wild applause from the indigenous and other grass-roots
groups gathered for a world summit of popular movements whose fight against injustice
and social inequality has been championed by the pope.

'Accept the apologies'

"We accept the apologies. What more can we expect from a man like pope Francis?}, said
Adolfo Chavez, a leader of a lowlands indigenous group. ,(It,s time to turn the page and
pitch in to start anew. We indigenous were never lesser beings.,,

The apology was significant given the controversy that has erupted in the United States
over Francis' planned canonization of the rSth-century Spanish priest Junipero Serra, who
set up rnissions across California.

Native Americans contend Serra brutally converted indigenous people to Christianity,

wiping out villages in the process, and have opposed his canonization.
The Vatican insists Serra defended natives from colonial abuses.

Francis' apology was also significant given the controversy that blew up the last time a
pope visited the continent.

Benedict )il/I drew heated criticism when, during visit to Brazil, he defended the
a 2oo7
church's campaign to Christianize indigenous peoples. He said the Indians of Latin
Arnerica had been "silently longing" to become Christians when Spanish and Portuguese
conquerors violently took over their lands.

Amid an outcry from indigenous groups, Benedict subsequently aclmowledged that

"shadows accompanied the work of evangelizing" the continent and said European
colonizers inflicted "sufferings and injustices" on indigenous populations. He didn't
apologize, however.

'Important declaration'

The Vatican spokesman, the Reverend Federico Lombardi, said that Francis wrote the
speech on his own and that the apologrT for the sins, offenses and crimes of the church
was a "particularly important declaration."

Morales said the visit of the Argentinean-born pope represents support for the
"Iiberation" of the Bolivian people.

Relations between Bolivia's Catholic Church and the Bolivian government became strained
after Morales, the country's first indigenous leader, first took office in zoo6, but have
improved since Francis's election in zor3.

The pope later traveled into La Pazf.or talks with Morales and other political and civic
leaders.

During the trip, Francis stopped his motorcade at the spot where the body of Iesuit Priest
Luis Espinal was found in r98o after he was arrested and tortured by Bolivian paramilitary
squads.

Among the items on the pope's agenda while in Bolivia is a trip to the notoriously violent
Palmasola prison, where at least 30 inmates were killed in zor3 during gang fighting.

Some material for this report came from The Associated Press.
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Pope Francis Apologizes to lndigenous
Peoples for'Grave Sins' of Colonialism
Speaking in Bolivia, Pope Francis apologized to lndigenous Peoples of America for the Catholic
Church's role in the 'grave sins' of colonialism.

ICT STAFF . UPDATED: SEP 13, 2018 . ORIGINAL: JUL 10, 2015

ln a landmark speech, Pope Francis apologized on Thursday for the "grave sins" of colonialism against lndigenous
Peoples of America in a speech to grassroots groups in Bolivia.

"Some may rightly say, 'When the pope speaks of colonialism, he overlooks certain actions of the church,' " the Pope
said, according to Ihe New York limes. "l say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed against the
Native people of America in the name of God."

He didn't stop there

"l humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the
native peoples during the so-called conquest of America," The New York Times reported.

He spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 at the World Meeting of Popular Movements, standing side-by-side with
Bolivian President Evo Morales, the Andean nation's first indigenous president.

Although Latin American church leaders have issued apologies in the past, this one went further and was much more
targeted, the Associated Press reported. Previous apologies had not been directed at lndigenous Peoples of the
Americas, AP said.

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Chinese balloon now Papal Visit: Apology at Pope Francis: Consult
over central US last in Canada lndigenous Peoples

The Catholic Church was one of many Christian denominations that ran boarding schools
in Canada and the U.S.
designed to "kill the lndian in the child" by taking kids from their families, cuttinglhem off
from their culture and
educating them in the ways of the European-minded settlers. The Canadian truih and Reconciliation
Commission on
June 2 came out with a report calling such practices ,.culturalgenocide,,and recommending prime
that Minister
Stephen Harper ask the Pope for an apology. Though Harper met with pope Francis and mentioned
the report, he did
not specifically request the apology, and the pontiff,s words in Bolivia did not reference the TRC
document.

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Many have called for him to outright rescind the Doctrine of Discovery, which paved the way for centuries
of oppression
against lndigenous Peoples.

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The Pontiff is touring South America for eight days, with stops in Ecuadori Bolivia and paraguay. He has come out
strongly against the environmental ravages and social injustice of climate change, and in Thursday,s speech he
continued in that vein, by calling leaders who do not defend Mother Earth .,cowards." He also said they are committing
"a grave sin," AP said.

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4:H.tHgIfTf

H. Res. L94

In the House of Representatiues, U. S.,

Jul,y 29, 2008.
\\hereas niillions of Africarrs and tlreir descenrlants wore
errslaved irr the United States and the 13 Ameriean colo-
nies fi'om 1619 thr.ough 1865;

\Vhereas slaverv in Anrer.ica resembled no other fbr.m of. irrvol-

untary servitude knou,rr in histor-1,, as Ah.icans were cap-
turcd trnd solrl at truction like inanimate oljects or ani-
mtrls;

\Yhereas Afi{cans fbrced into slavery were bruta,lized, humili-

ated, dehunranize,d. and subjected to the indignity of
being strippecl of their rra,l)1tls and heritage;
\Vlrereas enslaved families lvere torn apart after har-ing been
sokl separately from one another;

\\hcr:eas the sr1's1s1n of'slavery and the visceral racism against

persons of African descent upon u'hich it dependerl be-
carle entrenched in the l$ation's soeial fabric;
\Virereas slaverl, rvtrs not officia,lly abolished until the lrassa€{e
of tire 13th Arnerrtlment to the Uriited States Coustitu-
tion in 18ti5 after the end of the Civii War;
\\'hereas after emancipatiorr from 246 yc-ars of slavery, Afri-
can-Americans soon sa$r the fleeting political, social, and
economic gains they rna,cle cluring Reconstmction evis-
ceratecl lty vimlent racism, llrrchings, rlisenfranchisement,
 2

Black Codes, and racial segregation lau,s that imposed a

rigitl sl,stem of officially sanctioned racial segregation in
virtuall.y nll areas of lif'e;
Whereas the systeni of jure racial segregatiori known as
cle
"Jim Cr{)w," wirich arose iri certain parts of tire Nation
following the Civil Wa,r to create separate and unequal
societies for rvhites ancl African-Anrericans, was a clirect
result of the r.acism against persons of' Afi.ican cleseent
engendered b1, slavery;

\Mrereas a centur;r af'ter the official end of slavery in Amer-

ica, tr'ederal action rvas required cluring the 1g60s to
ciimiuate the dcljurei trrrcl ciefacto s)-stem of Jim Cror,v
througiiout liarts o1' the Nation, though its vestiges still
linger to this day;
Whereas Afi'ican-Anrericans continue to sufTer frorn the com-
plex interplay betneen slavery and Jim Ci.orv-long af'ter.
both fbrmally abtitished-thr.ough enormous
s;,s1sn1s wer.e
cltrmage anrl loss, both tangible and intangible, inclucling
the loss of human dignitv, the frustra,tion of careers and
prof'essional lives, and tlie long-term loss of income and
opportunitv;
\\lereas the stor.v of the enslavement and de jure sep5regation
of Afriean-Anericans and the dehumanizing atrocities
conrniitted against them should not he purged fi.orn or
minirnized in the telling of Amer.ican historv;

\\hereas on July 8, 200:J, rluring tr tr.ip to (]or.ee Island, Sen-

egal, a fbrmer slave port, President George W. Bush ac-
knowlerlge<l slavery's oontirruirrg lega<ry irr American lif'e
and the need to txrnfront tliat legary wheu he staterd that
slavery "was orre of the greatest crimes of histor.y
. The r"acial bigotrl, fed by slaverv did not end with

.HRES 194 EH
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slavery or rrith segregation. And many of the issues that

still trouble America have roots in the bitter experience
of other times. But hower,er long the journey, our destiny
is set: Iiberty and justice for all.";
\\rlrereas President Bill Clinton also acknowledged the deep-
seated problems caused by the corrtirruing legaey of rac-
ism against African-Amerieans that began with slavery
when he initiated a national dialogue about raee;

Whereas a genuine apology is an important and necessary

first step in the process of raciai reconciliation;
\lhereas an apolog, for centuries of brutal dehumanization
and injustices cannot erase the past, but confession of
the r,vrongs committed can speed raeial healing and rec-
onciliation and help Americans confront the ghosts of
their past;
\\Ihereas the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia has
in adopting a resolution officially
reeently taken the lead
expressing appropriate remorse for slavery and other
State legislatures have adopted or are considering similar
resolutions; arrd

\\Ihereasit is important for this country, whieh legally recog-

nized siavery through its Constitution and its laws, to
make a formal apology for slal,ery and for its suceessor,
Jim Crorv, so that it can move forward and seek ree-
oneiliation, justice, and harmony for all of its eitizens:
No\4r, therefbre, be it

Resolnsed, That the House of Represgnfafivsg-

(1) acknowledges that slavery is incompatible with
the basic fbunding principles recogrrized in the Declara-
tion of Indeperrdence that all meri are created equal;

oHRES r94 EH
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(2) achnou,ledges the furxlamental injustice, crteltrr,
lrr-utalitv, and inhumani$r of slaven. anri Jim Orow;
(3) apolog{zes to African Americans on behalf of the
people of tlie finiteci States, fbr the \4,rongs committecl
against them ancl their ancestors rn-ho sufTered unclcr.
slavery ancl Jini Crow; ancl
(4) expresses its commitment t<t rectifi, the lin-
gerirrg consequences of tlre rniscleecls eomrnittetl aga,inst
African Americans under slar,ery arid Jim Crolv arrcl to
stop the occurence of human r.ig.hts violations in the fu-

ture.

Attcst:

Clerk.

rHRES 194 EH
 United Nations Arnnyoeir,

General Assembly Distr.: General

7 Febnnry 2014

Sixty-eighth session
Agenda item 67 (b)

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2013

fwithout reference to a Main Committee (A/65/L.34)l

681237, Proclamation of the International Decade for people

of African Descent

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution j-t r:t of l2 December 1997,by which it decided to
convene the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance, and its resolutions i;.: r;i,rl, of 27 March 2002, :;,, l;.i5 of
l8 December 2002,:'.::;, i(:li of 22 December 2003,:{i i ,il sf 29 December 2004 and
i:il i.r'i of l6 December 2005, which guided the comprehensive follow-r-rp to the
World Conference and the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action,i
Reiterating that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being
of their societies, and that any doctrine of racial superiority is scientifically false,
morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous and must be rejected, together
with theories that attempt to determine the existence of separate human races,
Acknowledgirrg the efforts and initiatives undertaken by States to prohibit
discrimination and segregation and to engender the full enjoyment of economic,
social and cultural as well as civil and political rights,
Emphasizirtg that, despite efforts in this regard, millions of human beings
continue to be victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, including their contemporary manifestations, some of which take
violent forms,
Emphasizing a/so its resolution i-.i Ii-ri) of l8 December 2009, by which it
proclaimed 201I as the International Year for People of African Descent,
Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVlll) of 2 November 1973, t,"r, i;l of
22 November 1983 and ,i:"!,ii of 20 December 1993, by which it proclaimed the
three Decades to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, and conscious of the
fact that their objectives are yet to be attained,

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See A./CONF.189/12 andCorr.l, chap. L
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 A/RESi6E/237 Proclamation of the International Decade for People of African Descent

Uaderlining its resolution 67/155 of 20 December 2012, by which it requestod

the President of the General Assembly, ir consultation with Member States, relsvant
United Nations programmes and organizations and oivil society, including
non-governmental organizations, to launch an informal consultative preparatory
process for the proclamation of the International Decade for peopte of African
Descent, with the theme "People of Afriean descent: recognition, justice and
development", with a view to proclaiming the International Decade in2Al3,
Recalling paragraph6l of its resolution 6G/144 of lgDecember 2011, by
which it encouraged the Working Group of Experts on people of African Descent to
develop a prograulme of action, including a theme, for adoption by the Human
Rights Council, and in this regard taking note of Council resolution 2l/33 of
28 September 2A12,2 in which the Council welcomed the draft programme of action
for the Decade for People of African Descent3 ard decided to trausmit it to the
General Assembly with a view to its adoption,
Talcing note with appreciation of the work undertaken by the Working Group
of Experts on People of African Descent in producing a draft programme of action
that is comprehensive and eovers a wide range of areas that could serve as a broad
framework for the programme of action for the International Decade for people of
African Descent, and the report of the Secretary-General on how to make the
International Decade effective,a
1- Proclaims the International Decade for People of African Descent,
commencing on l January 2015 and ending on 31 Decembet 2024, with the ttreme
"People of Aflican descent: recognition, justice and developmentn', to be officialty
launched immediately following the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the
General Assembly;

2. Requests the President of tle General Assembly, through the facilitator,

to continue consultations with States members of the General Assembly and other
stakeholders, with a view to elaborating a programme for the implementation of the
Iuternatioaal Decade, with a draft programme developed by the Intergovernmental
Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action as its basis, to be fiualized and adopted during the sixty-eighth
session of the Assembly and not later than 30 Juae 2014;

3. Calls for the allocation of predictable funding from the regular budget
and extrabudgetary resources of the Unit€d Nations for the effective implemontation
of the programme of action and activities under the International Decade.

72nd plenary meeting

23 December 201i

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AG/RES. 2888 (XLVI-O/I6)

AMERICAN DECLARATTON ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

(Adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 15, 2016)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

RECALLING the contents of resolution AG/RES. 2567 (XLN-Oll4\,.,Draft American

Declaration on the Rights of lndigenous Peoples," as well as all previous resolutions on this issue;

RECALLING ALSO the declaration "Rights of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas,,
[AG/DEC. 79 (XLN-O/l4)], which reafflrrms that progress in promoting and effectively protecting
the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Americas is a priority for the Organization of American
States;

RECOGMZING the valuable support provided by the member states, observer states, and
the organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization of American States for the process in the
Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rigtrts of IndigenouJpeoples;

RECOGNIZING ALSO the important participation of indigenous peoples of the Americas in

t}re processofprepring this Declaration; and

TAKING INTO ACCOLINT the significant contribution that the indigenous peoples of the
Americas have made to humanity,

RESOLVES:

To adopt the following Draft American Declaration on the Rights of lndigenous peoples:ra

1. The United States remains committed to addressing the urgent issues of concem to indigenous peoples
across the Americas, including combating societal discrimination against indigenous peoples and...
2. Canada reiterates its commitment to a renewed relationship with its indigenous peoples, based on
recognition ofrights, respect, cooperation and partnership . Catada is now fully engaged, ...