Nick:
Drinan was and is a fool. The only one that matches him is Andrew Greeley.
Any one who has serious health problems or disablities (myself included here) had better be very worried about the Drinans of the world. Drinan and his ilk have forgotten what a priest is--they are too busy doing the lecture circut to reflect on the meaning of the collar they wear.
They, like Judas, have traded it for a few pieces of silver. However, far from paying the bill ike even Judas did,, those who are in extremis (like Terri) are the ones that pay the piper.
When I was in Montana, Drinan came up in a conversation with A Jesuit I dopke with at Saint Ignatius Mission. This Jesuit was the old style---a real gutsy fellow.
In short, he actually HATED Drinan. Moreover, he said he deserved Excommunication for his views and votes.
It was refreshing to hear.
Actually, I think Fr. Drinan may be worse. Fr. Greeley was ordained just a year after Fr. Drinan, although, since he was a Jesuit, he had a much longer education. Despite that, Greeley usually come off as smarter, even if he chooses to ignore it.