Priest, author, critic Andrew Greeley dead at 85 - goes to the big steam bath in the sky

Rev. Andrew Greeley at his 1998 birthday celebration at Old St. Patrick Church in Chicago. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune)

Rev. Andrew Greeley, an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and sociologist based in Chicago, died Wednesday night.

• Photos: Greeley through the years

• Video: Greeley's career remembered