--- title: "4 Oscar A. Romero Quotes" description: "Oscar A. Romero has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-a-romero-73442.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Oscar A. Romero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-a-romero-73442.jpg) # Oscar A. Romero **4** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by Oscar A. Romero > [“The church must suffer for speaking the truth, for pointing out sin, for uprooting sin. No one wants to have a sore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-a-romero/the-church-must-suffer-for-speaking-the-truth-for-pointing-out-sin/) Oscar A. Romero [Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/oscar-a-romero-73442_christ_the-church-must-suffer-for-speaking-the_689098.jpg) > [“We have never preached violence, except the violence of love, which left Christ nailed to a cross, the violence that we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-a-romero/we-have-never-preached-violence-except-the-violence-of-love-which/) Oscar A. Romero [Brotherhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brotherhood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/oscar-a-romero-73442_brotherhood_we-have-never-preached-violence-except-t_1374433.jpg) > [“We must overturn so many idols, the idol of self first of all, so that we can be humble, and only from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-a-romero/we-must-overturn-so-many-idols-the-idol-of-self-first-of-all-so-that-2/) Oscar A. Romero [Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/oscar-a-romero-73442_christ_we-must-overturn-so-many-idols-the-idol_2969812.jpg) > [“For the church, the many abuses of human life, liberty, and dignity are a heartfelt suffering. The church, entrusted with the earth’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-a-romero/for-the-church-the-many-abuses-of-human-life-liberty-and-dignity-are/) Oscar A. Romero [Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/oscar-a-romero-73442_abuse_for-the-church-the-many-abuses-of-human_3234045.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-a-romero/#itemlist", "name": "Oscar A. 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