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L'Osservatore profiles Greg Burke

CWN - June 27, 2012

L’Osservatore Romano profiles Greg Burke, the American newsman who has been named “communications advisor” to the Vatican Secretariat of State. Among the interesting items in the short feature is a question about why Burke first refused, then accepted the job offer:

Did he accept because he was attracted by the new professional challenge or because he felt called as a believer? “Fifty
  • fifty”, he answered…
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    • Posted by: unum - Jun. 28, 2012 8:52 AM ET USA

      Should read, "Did he accept because he was attracted by the new professional challenge or because he felt called as a believer? “Fifty-fifty”, he answered, and at that point his smiled grew deeper and more thoughtful."

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