We have never preached violence, except the violence of love, which left Christ nailed to a cross, the violence that we must each do to ourselves to … - Óscar Romero

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We have never preached violence, except the violence of love, which left Christ nailed to a cross, the violence that we must each do to ourselves to overcome our selfishness and such cruel inequalities among us. The violence we preach is not the violence of the sword, the violence of hatred. It is the violence of love, of brotherhood,the violence that wills to beat weapons into sickles for work.

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About Óscar Romero

Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was the archbishop of El Salvador. He was assassinated on 24 March 1980.

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Alternative Names: Oscar Arnulfo Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez Galdámez Arzobispo oscar romero Arzobispo Óscar Romero Monseñor romero Obispo romero Arzobispo romero Saint Óscar Romero Galdamez
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