"We have to take some responsibilities as Christians for what was done by our brothers and sisters, and that's the idea of it. When we rejoice in what our forefathers and foremothers have done, we have to think also of the indignities and injustices that were committed by those who were our brothers and sisters."
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Q & A/Bishop Daniel A. Hart; 'Some Things We Have to Be Repentant About' (12 March 2000) New York Times
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Daniel Anthony Hart
Daniel Anthony Hart (August 24, 1927 – January 14, 2008) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and as the bishop of the Diocese of Norwich.
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