The Rev. Robert F. Drinan
January 28
Drinan left Boston College's administration to become the first Roman Catholic priest elected to Congress and in 1973 filed the initial impeachment resolution against President Richard M. Nixon. An advocate for social justice, his election was a landmark in US church-state relations.
Archive 1/29/07 Mass. Jesuit, 86, served five terms in House
January 28
Drinan left Boston College's administration to become the first Roman Catholic priest elected to Congress and in 1973 filed the initial impeachment resolution against President Richard M. Nixon. An advocate for social justice, his election was a landmark in US church-state relations.
(AP)