In spite of having Parkinson's disease, Tauran was appointed as president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on 25 June 2007, showing that the disease was not getting worse and he was able to handle more responsibility.
Meskipun memiliki penyakit Parkinson, Tauran ditunjuk sebagai presiden Dewan Kepausan untuk Dialog Antaragama pada 25 Juni 2007, menunjukkan bahwa penyakitnya tidak semakin parah dan ia mampu menangani lebih banyak tanggung jawab.