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From http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-112210-king-of-latin,0,1561237.story

Vatican relies on Milwaukee man for his expertise in Latin
Fr. Reginald Foster reads, writes Latin documents for Vatican
by Mike Lowe
November 22, 2010

Father Reginald Foster is trying to resuscitate something most people consider dead; the old language of Latin.

Years ago, Foster spurned the family business for a higher calling. He joined the priesthood. Foster soon learned he excelled at one of the tools of the trade. He spoke Latin like a Roman emperor. That talent was noticed and needed at the Vatican where Latin remains the official language.

For the next 40 years, every official document that came from the Vatican was either written by Foster's hand or approved with his eyes. That includes the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II, the mass heralding the ascention of Pope Benedict, even the document certifying Jerome Listecki as Milwaukee's Archbishop.

Read the article and watch the video segment at http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-112210-king-of-latin,0,1561237.story
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