Both Vatican Spokesmen Resign Suddenly

Vatican spokesman Greg Burke, an American, and his deputy, Spanish-born Paloma Garcia Ovejero, have resigned, the Vatican announced on December 31.

Pope Francis accepted their resignations. Further details are not provided.

The German Vaticanist Jan-Christoph Kitzler commented on Twitter, "Their problem was a lack of proximity to Pope Francis and his solo performances."

The semi-Vatican outlet IlSismografo slammed them, "Burke and García have proved to be not up to the assigned tasks and the list of incompetent, missed or clumsy actions, of errors (sometimes with diplomatic implications) of both is rather substantial."


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