Thursday, May 28, 2009

Obama picks Cuban American first Hispanic ambassador to Vatican


Very nice move, meaningful for the Cuban American community. My sis said yesterday that the Miami CA's were grumbling about Sotomayor, so this will help.

The Roman Catholic theologian from Minnesota nominated as U.S. ambassador to the Vatican is a "gifted bridge-builder" whose ability "to bring people together for spirited discussions and honest interchanges" would serve him well in the highly sensitive role, a colleague said Wednesday night.

Miguel H. Diaz, 45, a Cuban-born professor of theology at St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict in Collegeville who was an adviser to President Obama's campaign, would be the first Hispanic to serve as envoy to the Vatican since it established diplomatic ties to the United States in 1984.

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