Archbishop Georg Gänswein experienced his time in Freiburg as an "exile," he told Die-Tagespost.de (June 26).
He had followed Francis' instruction to return to his home country without a task: "It was a bitter personal experience."
He had hoped and prayed that one day a new task would await for him: "Now it's here. It is quite possible that there is a divine logic behind the appointment as Apostolic Nuncio, which makes use of the papal pedagogy."
Gänswein is looking forward to his new assignment. He sees it as a vote of confidence from Francis.
The new mission will take him to countries where the current political situation is a delicate challenge.
He will first travel to the Vatican to receive the necessary information, advice and instructions from the Secretariat of State under Cardinal Parolin.
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