Oscar Romero

"No confession brings perfection."

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Source: Oscar Wilde (2013). “The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Story of a Fashionable Young Man Who Sells His Soul for Eternal Youth and Beauty (Beloved Books Edition)”, p.130, Lulu Press, Inc

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Oscar Romero

Oscar Romero

Archbishop, Activist

Oscar Romero was a Salvadoran archbishop known for his outspoken advocacy for human rights and social justice during El Salvador's civil conflict.

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