The Mystery of St. Toribio Romo (El Padre Pollero, El Santo Coyote)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Story of Father Tribio
Father Tribio was reassigned to Tequila, where the famous beverage is made. He and his siblings hid in an abandoned distillery for five months while he ministered there. On February 21st, 1928, they got words that soldiers would be searching the area. The next day, Father Tribio told his brother, Father Roman, that he was sending him to Guadalajara. James Murphy explains what happened next.
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Transcript
St. Toribio Romo was born to a poor family in Mexico and became a priest in a time when the Church was being persecuted. He was eventually martyred. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the saint's life and death and the strange mystery that surrounds him today.
