He taught Sacred Scripture at several universities, participated at the Second Vatican Council as a peritus and was made a Chaplain of His Holiness on 20 September 1978.
Predavao je Sveto pismo na više sveučilišta te sudjelovao na Drugom vatikanskom saboru kao peritus (teolog savjetnik) te je postao kapelan Njegove Svetosti, 20. rujna 1978. godine.