Background
He was born in Chile, to a Scottish father and a Chilean mother, but was brought up in England and educated at Jesuit schools, first at Wimbledon College and then at Stonyhurst College.
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Thomas Burns
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His first job, in 1926, was on the staff of the newly founded publishing firm Sheed & Ward. In 1935 he moved to Longman"son From 1940 to 1944 he was press attaché to Sir Samuel Hoare, British ambassador to Spain.
From 1935 to 1985 Burns was a director of the Tablet Publishing Company, and editor of The Tablet from 1967 to 1982.
The furore over Humanae Vitae was his first challenge as editor, and Burns, quoting John Henry Newman, decided to take the line "to conscience first and to the Pope afterwards". He was awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1983.
