 The role of vice camerlengo was in addition to his duties at the Secretariat; he complained to Pope Benedict about poor management there in 2009 and joked that, "I'm trying to see in these situations (which, to tell the truth, are numerous) the benevolent intervention of Providence, that wants to prepare me to leave the Secretariat without regrets".He was appointed Pro-Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 6 June 2009.On 30 November 2010, after he became a cardinal, his title changed from Pro-Patron to Patron of the Order of Malta.