Vincent O'Keefe

(1920 – July 22, 2012) was an American Jesuit priest who served as the order's vicar general and as president of Fordham University.

[1] In 1981 the order's superior general, Pedro Arrupe, suffered a stroke.

The pope, in a highly unusual and historic decision, intervened and appointed instead Jesuit Father Paolo Dezza as a special pontifical delegate to serve as the Jesuits' interim leader.

In the book, he accuses the Jesuits of deviating from their original character and mission by embracing Liberation Theology.

A self-described Democrat and fan of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, O'Keefe chose Kerry even though he disagreed with the senator's position on abortion.