Ladaria as Secretary at the CDF

I was delighted to learn of the appointment of Fr Luis Ladaria as Secretary of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. I had the privilege of being his student on a number of occasions and he sat on the Examining Commission for my STL degree. John Allen has an excellent article on him and it's hard to disagree with the overall conclusion. Ladaria is one of the finest theologians to have taught in the Greg in recent years, and his popularity testifies to his gracious and genial personality. Allen notes:

It was impossible to find anyone who doesn't seem fond of Ladaria on a personal level -- for his work ethic, his scholarly achievement, and his warm disposition.