DeclinetoState
02-01-2007, 06:21 PM
Besides Molly Ivins, another extreme leftist has died:
Rev. Robert Drinan, politician and priest, dies
POSTED: 9:34 a.m. EST, January 29, 2007
• Drinan testified against Clinton impeachment in 1998
• First elected to represent Mass. in 1970 on anti-Vietnam War platform
• Drinan, 86, suffered from pneumonia, congestive heart failure, hospital says
• Left House in 1980 after pope barred priests from public office
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Rev. Robert Drinan, a Jesuit who -- over the objections of his superiors -- was the first Roman Catholic priest elected as a voting member of Congress, died Sunday.
Drinan, 86, had suffered from pneumonia and congestive heart failure during the previous 10 days, according to a statement by Georgetown University which said he died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.
"His death was peaceful, and he was surrounded by his family," said the Rev. John Langan, rector of the Georgetown University Jesuit Community where Drinan lived.
An internationally known human-rights advocate, Drinan was elected on an anti-war platform and represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House for 10 years during the turbulent 1970s.
He stepped down only after a worldwide directive from Pope John Paul II barring priests from holding public office.CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/29/obit.drinan.ap/)
Rev. Robert Drinan, politician and priest, dies
POSTED: 9:34 a.m. EST, January 29, 2007
• Drinan testified against Clinton impeachment in 1998
• First elected to represent Mass. in 1970 on anti-Vietnam War platform
• Drinan, 86, suffered from pneumonia, congestive heart failure, hospital says
• Left House in 1980 after pope barred priests from public office
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Rev. Robert Drinan, a Jesuit who -- over the objections of his superiors -- was the first Roman Catholic priest elected as a voting member of Congress, died Sunday.
Drinan, 86, had suffered from pneumonia and congestive heart failure during the previous 10 days, according to a statement by Georgetown University which said he died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.
"His death was peaceful, and he was surrounded by his family," said the Rev. John Langan, rector of the Georgetown University Jesuit Community where Drinan lived.
An internationally known human-rights advocate, Drinan was elected on an anti-war platform and represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House for 10 years during the turbulent 1970s.
He stepped down only after a worldwide directive from Pope John Paul II barring priests from holding public office.CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/29/obit.drinan.ap/)