promoted by Quinn. From 1972 to 1982, for instance, O'Shea was Assistant Director for Vocations, tasked with recruiting young priests, and also director of the archdiocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith (1971-1982). Views Quinn became a regular contributor to the Jesuit magazine America and wrote several books. Irenicism and liberalism Quinn was an irenic and liberal presence in San Francisco who, in the 1970s and 1980s, offered leadership to Catholics in the United States on issues as diverse as women religious, nuclear weapons, sanctuary for Central American refugees, and working to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Óscar Romero After the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero in March 1980, Quinn issued a statement lauding the murdered prelate as "a voice for the poor and the oppressed." Quinn attended Romero's funeral. The Reform of the Papacy Throughout his episcopate he maintained strong links with the Catholic Church in England; he visited there regularly. After his retirement as archbishop, he spent time at Campion Hall, Oxford, giving a talk in 1996 on "The Claims of the Primacy and the Costly Call to Unity". It was the first draft of his 1999 book, The Reform of the Papacy. This call for the reform of the Roman Curia and a reduction of its powers was interpreted by some as an attack on the papacy. Quinn repeatedly made it clear that he was not opposing the Vatican. In many ways, his writings prefigured the views of Pope Francis. Selected works The Reform of the Papacy (New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1999). Revered and Reviled: A Re-Examination of Vatican Council I (New York: Crossroad Publishing, 2017). Ever Ancient, Ever New: Structures of Communion in the Church (New York: Paulist Press, 2013). See also References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Official Site 1929 births 2017 deaths People from Riverside, California Roman Catholic archbishops of San Francisco Roman Catholic archbishops of Oklahoma City Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the United States Writers from California