"Bishop of the poor"

As the Archbishop of San Salvador during El Salvador's civil war, Romero became the "bishop of the poor" for his work defending the Salvadoran people. Romero was a source of strength and hope for the poor and working with and for them, taking their struggles as his own. Romero wrote and spoke publicly for the need for Christians to work for justice, he was faced with threat and danger from those who opposed his ideas