Editing Óscar Romero (section)

== Legacy ==

===International recognition===
[[File:MonseñorRomero.jpg|thumb|right|Romero's tomb as seen in 2021.]]
During his first visit to El Salvador in 1983, [[Pope John Paul II]] entered the cathedral in San Salvador and prayed at Romero's tomb, despite opposition from the government and from some within the church who strongly opposed liberation theology. Afterwards, the Pope praised Romero as a "zealous and venerated pastor who tried to stop violence." John Paul II also asked for dialogue between the government and opposition to end El Salvador's civil war.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/JohnPaulII/3-CentralAmerica-1983.asp |title= Pope John Paul II in Central America: What Did His Trip Accomplish? |author1= Paul D. Newpower, M.M. |author2= Stephen T. DeMott, M.M. |name-list-style = amp |date= June 1983 |work= St. Anthony Messenger |location= United States|access-date= 1 January 2013|quote = The pontiff went on to proclaim Archbishop Romero as "a zealous and venerated pastor who tried to stop violence. I ask that his memory be always respected, and let no ideological interest try to distort his sacrifice as a pastor given over to his flock." The right-wing groups did not want to hear that. They portray Romero as one who stirred the poor to violence. The other papal gesture that drew diverse reactions in El Salvador and rankled the Reagan administration was the pope's use of the word dialogue in talking about steps toward ending the civil war. A month before John Paul II journeyed to Central America, U.S. government representatives visited the Vatican and El Salvador to persuade church officials to have the pope mention elections rather than dialogue. |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130202131427/http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/JohnPaulII/3-CentralAmerica-1983.asp|archive-date = 2 February 2013|url-status= dead}}</ref>

On 7 May 2000, in Rome's Colosseum during the [[Great Jubilee|Jubilee Year]] celebrations, Pope John Paul II commemorated 20th-century martyrs. Of the several categories of martyrs, the seventh consisted of Christians who were killed for defending their brethren in the Americas. Despite the opposition of some social conservatives within the church, John Paul II insisted that Romero be included. He asked the organizers of the event to proclaim Romero "that great witness of the Gospel."<ref>Dziwisz, Stanislaw ''Life with Karol: My Forty-Year Friendship with the Man Who Became Pope '', p. 217–218, Doubleday Religion, 2008 {{ISBN|0385523742}}</ref>

On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 March as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims which recognizes, in particular, the important work and values of Romero.<ref>{{cite web|title = International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, 24 March|url = https://www.un.org/en/events/righttotruthday/|website = www.un.org|access-date = 22 May 2015|publisher = [[United Nations]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/events/righttotruthday/|title=International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, 24 March|website=www.un.org|language=EN|access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref>

On 22 March 2011, U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] visited Romero's tomb during an official visit to El Salvador.<ref>
{{cite web| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/03/110322_obama_el_salvador_final_jrg.shtml| title = Obama en El Salvador: una visita cargada de simbolismo| date= 22 March 2011| publisher = BBC MUNDO| access-date= 22 March 2011| quote= El Salvador fue la etapa más llena de simbolismo de la gira por América Latina del presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama.}}</ref> Irish President [[Michael D. Higgins]] visited the cathedral and tomb of Romero on 25 October 2013 during a state visit to El Salvador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.president.ie/engagements/week-beginning-monday-21-october-2013/ |title=Coinní Poiblí ag an Uachtarán Mícheál D. Ó hUigínn don tseachtain dar tús 21 Deireadh Fómhair, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060145/http://www.president.ie/engagements/week-beginning-monday-21-october-2013/ |archive-date=17 December 2013 |website=Áras an Uachtaráin|date=21 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1026/482781-president-higgins-el-salvador/ |title=President Higgins visits Archbishop Romero's tomb in El Salvador|website=RTÉ News|date=26 October 2013}}</ref> Famed linguist [[Noam Chomsky]] speaks highly of Romero's social work, and refers often to his murder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/chomsky-romero|title=Chomsky on Romero &#124; Commonweal Magazine|website=www.commonwealmagazine.org|date=10 April 2015 }}</ref> In 2014, El Salvador's main international airport was named after him, becoming [[El Salvador International Airport|Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport]], and later, San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez International Airport in 2018 after his canonization.<ref name="name change 2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/node/8035|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214203347/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/node/8035|date=29 October 2018|archive-date=14 February 2020|access-date=9 November 2021|title=San Óscar Arnulfo Romero se Llamará el Aeropuerto Internacional|trans-title=The International Airport will be Called Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero|website=asamblea.gob.sv|publisher=[[Legislative Assembly of El Salvador]]|first=Marilú|last=Alvarenga}}</ref>

Romero is [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|remembered]] in the [[Church of England]] and in the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]] on 24 March.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=27 March 2021|website=The Church of England|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3e7DwAAQBAJ |title=Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 |date=1 December 2019 |publisher=Church Publishing, Inc. |isbn=978-1-64065-234-7 |language=en}}</ref>