VATICAN CITY
Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran said he thinks the new Secretary of State is an excellent choice and will do “very, very well” in his new job as the Holy See’s second in command.
Archbishop Pietro Parolin was to take office as the new Secretary of State Tuesday. However, Pope Francis announced, he will begin his duties officially in a few weeks, following surgery.
Cardinal Tauran, currently president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, worked with Archbishop Parolin in the Secretariat of State several years ago. The archbishop was then the cardinal’s Undersecretary for Relations with States for about four years.
In an interview with Vatican Radio’s Hélène Destombes, the cardinal said: “He’s an excellent priest and I think he has great international experience. And he is young, so he could accompany the Pope in the reform of the Curia.”
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