Doctor of the Crucified People

Both during his time as Archbishop of El Salvador and in the wake of his assassination, the life, deeds, and words of Óscar Romero have commanded the attention of the world. His life and death have been the subject of books, documentaries, and feature-length films. Pope Francis canonized Romero in 2018. The world has heard often of his struggle for justice on behalf of the poor and of the injustice of his state-sanctioned murder. But few understand the theological currents that kept his propheti