Rev. Robert Drinan - Dead at 86
Rev. Robert Drinan, Ex-Congressman, Dies at 86 New York Times January 9, 2007.
In 1980 Pope John Paul II ordered Drinan to vacate his seat in Congress. In 1996 Drinan spoke out in favor of Bill Clinton's veto of the partial birth abortion ban. He also was an advisor on religious affairs to John Kerry during his 2004 presidential campaign. And in 2007 he was celebrant to a mass honoring Nancy Pelosi.
To quote Fr. Neuhaus, "a Jesuit who, more than any other single figure, has been influential in tutoring Catholic politicians on the acceptability of rejecting the Church’s teaching on the defense of innocent human life."
Imagine what he could have done in politics in the 1970s if he had opposed abortion with the same vigor with which he opposed Republicans.God have mercy on his soul.He now faces a more harsh tribunal than either the halls of Congress or the blogosphere.
- The Strange Political Career of Father Drinan, by James Hitchcock. Catholic World News. January 9, 2002.
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