"We shouldn't teach this, because no one knows it"

@RaulAReyes argues that Oscar Romero's beatification is Pope Francis' powerful signal to the poor. It's good. I got a kick out of this quote:

It is unfortunate that many Americans have probably never heard of Romero. Like Mahatma Gandhi and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he was a believer in nonviolence and the innate dignity of all people. Sadly, just like Gandhi and King, Romero died a violent death. A champion of the poor, Romero was shot and killed while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel 35 years ago. He was 62.

Well, we all know who is responsible for the failure of US citizens to know Oscar Romero's story.

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