Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton: Pope gives nod to two controversial Catholics By Moni Basu and Jessica Ravitz (CNN)
Pope Francis invoked four Americans in his historic speech to Congress on Thursday. Two are instantly recognizable: Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The others -- Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton -- were Roman Catholic activists and ardent pacifists but lesser known, until the papal mentions sent many listeners on a Google search.
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