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  • Pioneering Rev. Robert Drinan dies at 86

    01/28/2007 6:46:44 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 51 replies · 1,297+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/28/07 | Lolita Baldor - ap
    WASHINGTON - The Rev. Robert Drinan, a Jesuit who — over the objections of his superiors — was the only 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...