He was also a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center for the last twenty-six years of his life.

Drinan grew up in Hyde Park, Massachusetts , the son of Ann Mary Flanagan and James John Drinan. He received a B. He received an LL.

Drinan studied in Florence for two years before returning to Boston, where he was admitted to the bar in He served as dean of the Boston College Law School from until , during which time he also taught as a professor of family law and church-state relations.

During this period he was a visiting professor at other schools including the University of Texas School of Law. He served on several Massachusetts state commissions convened to study legal issues such as judicial salaries and lawyer conflicts of interest.

In , Drinan sought a seat in Congress on an anti-Vietnam War platform, narrowly defeating longtime Representative Philip J.

Philbin , who was serving on the House Armed Services Committee , in the Democratic primary. Drinan went on to win election to the House of Representatives, and was re-elected four times, serving from until He was the first of two Roman Catholic priests the other being Robert John Cornell of Wisconsin to serve as a voting member of Congress.

He was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Drinan introduced a resolution in July calling for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon , though not for the Watergate Scandal that ultimately ended Nixon's presidency.

Drinan believed that Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia was illegal, and as such, constituted a " high crime and misdemeanor. Throughout Drinan's political career, his overt support of abortion rights drew significant opposition from Church leaders.

They had repeatedly requested that he not hold political office. This argument failed to satisfy his critics. According to the Wall Street Journal , Drinan played a key role in the pro-choice platform's becoming a common stance of politicians from the Kennedy family.

In , Pope John Paul II unequivocally demanded that all priests withdraw from electoral politics. Fellow Democrat, Father Robert John Cornell , who was seeking a rematch in Wisconsin , and Drinan complied and did not seek reelection.

It is just unthinkable. 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, Drinan taught at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.

He privately sponsored human rights missions to countries such as Chile , the Philippines , El Salvador , and Vietnam. In he founded the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

He regularly contributed to law reviews and journals, and authored several books including The Mobilization of Shame: A World View of Human Rights, published by Yale University Press in Drinan continued to be a vocal supporter of abortion rights, much to the ire of some of the Catholic hierarchy, and notably spoke out in support of President Bill Clinton 's veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in Surely not the role of a priest.

Drinan died of pneumonia and congestive heart failure on January 28, , in Washington, D. Upon Drinan's death, the Georgetown University Law Center Dean, T.

Alexander Aleinikoff , made the following statement: "Few have accomplished as much as Father Drinan and fewer still have done so much to make the world a better place.

His passing is a terrible loss for the community, the country and the world. John H. Garvey , Dean of the Boston College Law School, said, "It is difficult to say in a few words what Father Drinan means to this institution.

It is safe to say that his efforts as Dean forever changed how the Law School does business, taking us from a regional school to a nationally recognized leader in legal education.

He did this without diminishing the essential core of what makes BC Law special, maintaining our commitment to educating the whole person—mind, body and spirit—while nourishing a community of learners intent on supporting one another in reaching their common goal.

When we say that Boston College Law School educates 'lawyers who lead good lives,' we need look no further than Father Drinan to understand what those words mean.

We are forever in his debt. Following his death, many Georgetown Law School students and faculty shared their reminiscences of Father Drinan, and wrote of his influence on their lives, on Georgetown University's website.

In , four years after Drinan's death, Slate writer Emily Yoffe said that he had sexually assaulted her when she was "a teenager of 18 or Drinan served as a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates until his death and was chair of the ABA Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities.

In , Drinan received the ABA Medal , the organization's highest honor for distinguished service in law.

On May 10, , Drinan was presented the Distinguished Service Award by then Speaker Dennis Hastert and then Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on behalf of the House of Representatives.

He received 21 honorary doctorates during his life. Drinan served on the Board of Directors of People for the American Way , the International League for Human Rights , the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights , the International Labor Rights Fund , Americans for Democratic Action , and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

He was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board in and For many years he was Chairman of PeacePAC, a division of Council for a Livable World , and a Director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

The College Democrats of Boston College annually present an award in honor of Drinan to prominent Catholic Democratic figures. Past awardees include John Kerry , Donna Brazile , and Massachusetts Lt.

Tim Murray. Georgetown University Law Center awards the Robert F. Drinan, S. Drinan's, enhance human dignity and advance justice.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Reverend. Christogram of the Jesuits. Congressional Record , Vol.

Contains remarks delivered by Representative Jim McGovern D-MA , and the text of the Boston Globe obituary for Drinan, by Mark Feeney, dated the same day "Congressman-Priest Drinan Dies".

Father Robert J. Cornell , a Norbertine priest, became the second Roman Catholic priest to serve as a voting member of Congress as a Representative from Wisconsin , — Mishra had him pipped with 10 Drinan surged into the lead by hitting a set on the flop of A 9 7.

With that Drinan expanded his lead to the point that he had more than twice as many chips as his nearest competitor. The knockout spree continued for Drinan when Sylvain Looslit shoved for 11 big blinds when it folded to him in the small blind.

With that Drinan took more than half of the total chips in play into four-handed action. Just a few minutes later, Viktor Ustimov got all-in with 7 7 against the A Q of Drinan.

Drinan took more than a chip lead into heads-up play against Daniyar Aubakirov. The Kazakhstani player was able to close the gap a bit in the early going, only to have Drinan reopen a big lead.

Aubakirov scored a few double-ups to keep his chances alive, but ultimately was unable to battle back into the match. In the final hand he got all-in with A J and was in good shape to find yet another double, as Drinan held A 9.

The A K 4 flop kept Aubakirov ahead, and the 8 turn meant that only a nine on the river would end the tournament right then and there. The 9 appeared to give Drinan two pair, securing the pot and the title for the American.

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