I agree .. missed that program. Whatever was
the justification that Drinan gave for such
despicable heresy ?
Apparently, Drinan was one of the “enlightened.” He personally opposed abortion, (gee, how righteous and Catholic of him) but said the moral issue was separate from the legal.
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I will paste wiki’s portion below: Robert Drinan
Drinan’s consistent support of abortion rights drew significant opposition from Church leaders throughout his political career, who had also repeatedly requested that he not hold political office in the first place.
Drinan attempted to reconcile his position with official Church doctrine by stating that while he was personally opposed to abortion, considering it “virtual infanticide,”its legality was a separate issue from its morality.
This argument failed to satisfy his critics. According to the Wall Street Journal, Drinan played a key role in the pro-choice platform becoming a common stance with politicians in the Kennedy family.
In 1980, Pope John Paul II unequivocally demanded that all priests withdraw from electoral politics. Drinan complied and did not seek reelection. “’It is just unthinkable,’ he said of the idea of renouncing the priesthood to stay in office. ‘I am proud and honored to be a priest and a Jesuit. As a person of faith I must believe that there is work for me to do which somehow will be more important than the work I am required to leave.’”
Following his death, members of Congress honored Drinan’s memory with a moment of silence on the House floor on January 29, 2007.