Murdered Salvadoran priest Oscar Romero to be made a saint

[nil desperandum]

2. I am

a non-believer, but I have great respect for these men who speak out against a dangerous authority in pursuit of justice for their people. I read the following about about the process:


The problem is that in order to be beatified, a person needs one miracle performed by God in response to prayers directed to the candidate, unless the person is a martyr. If you are a martyr, no miracle is required for beatification. A miracle is also required for canonization.

Thus a regular saint requires two miracles, while a martyr requires only one. Declaring a person a martyr eliminates the need for one miracle.

Seems a bit tortured as it relies on miracles or martyrdom and someone must classify the qualifications for each category...