Injury silences Greeley’s voice

Andrew Greeley is one of the best-known priests in Amer­ica: a
respected and influential sociologist, a best-­selling novelist and an
outspoken commentator on public and church issues for some 50 years.

"When
the history of the American Catholic Church is written in America, I
don't know if you're going to find a more significant name or one with
more impact on the church than Andrew Gree­ley," said John Cusick, a
friend and colleague who has known Greeley for 40 years.

Greeley
was one of the first priests to publicly criticize the Catholic Church's
position on birth control. He also called for better preaching from the
pulpit, a greater outreach to young people and a more active role for
lay­people.