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Article: Pentecostal power: conversions in El Salvador.
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- November 14, 2006
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THE TOMB OF Archbishop Oscar Romero is all but hidden in the basement of the national cathedral in San Salvador. Though the memorial was recently beautified to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1980 assassination, no signs point to its location. Of course, San Salvador is not known for being tourist friendly; it has few signs pointing to anything. But as my students and I stood before the tomb, we could not help wondering if Romero, whom many Christians across the world regard as a saint, is an embarrassment to the government and perhaps to the church.
We also wondered why there were no other pilgrims paying homage. Save for a janitor who was mopping the floor, we ...