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(RNS4-JUNE18) In a photo taken Jan. 24, 1969, the Rev. Bob Begin sings “We Shall Overcome” after being arrested at St. John’s Cathedral. Begin and the Rev. Bernard Meyer (sitting on the curb) led a group of protesters into the cathedral to take over a midnight Mass to protest the war in Vietnam. Begin and Meyer were later suspended from the priesthood. For use with RNS-PROTEST-PRIEST, transmitted June 18, 2009. Plain Dealer file photo by James A. Hatch.

(RNS4-JUNE18) In a photo taken Jan. 24, 1969, the Rev. Bob Begin sings “We Shall Overcome” after being arrested at St. John’s Cathedral. Begin and the Rev. Bernard Meyer (sitting on the curb) led a group of protesters into the cathedral to take over a midnight Mass to protest the war in Vietnam. Begin and Meyer were later suspended from the priesthood. For use with RNS-PROTEST-PRIEST, transmitted June 18, 2009. Plain Dealer file photo by James A. Hatch.