“Hurt, bitter, and confused”
“Hurt, bitter, and confused”
This chapter focuses on Drinan's last two years in Congress. In 1979–80 he alone or with congressional or ecumenical colleagues flew to South Africa in February; to Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hanoi in August; and finally to Guatemala, Nicaragua, and a return to El Salvador in December and January. He reported his findings for America; or, in twenty-nine-page co-written reports, he fingered guilty foreign leaders and recommended changes in national policy. His last legislative challenge, which spread over almost two years, was an ordeal, a grind, a noble effort, and only a partial success: the reform of the federal criminal code. John Paul II's order that Drinan withdraw his candidacy for a sixth term is also described.
Keywords: Father Robert Drinan, Jesuit priests, travel, criminal code, candidacy, John Paul II
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