The Romero Trust reviews objections to the posthumously published interview and newly found correspondence showing contact with the reporter. Its conclusion is deliberately open: the interview is neither proved nor disproved.
“If they kill me, I will rise again in the people of El Salvador” — Oscar Romero
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“Did Archbishop Romero say it?”, Romeronews, issue 24, July 2019, pages 18–22.
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Read the source ↗ — The Romero Trust reviews objections to the posthumously published interview and newly found correspondence showing contact with the reporter. Its conclusion is deliberately open: the interview is neither proved nor disproved.
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“Did Archbishop Romero say it?”, Romeronews, issue 24, July 2019, pages 18–22.
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