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What did Philip Berrigan and his wife share in common?

  • Both were activists

  • Both were athletes

  • Both were politicians

  • Both were actors

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Philip Berrigan and his wife, Elizabeth, were both activists. Philip Berrigan was a Roman Catholic priest and pacifist who was involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He was arrested and imprisoned several times for his protests. Elizabeth Berrigan was a poet and peace activist who was also arrested and imprisoned for her protests. She was a member of the Catholic Worker Movement and the Plowshares Movement.
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