Óscar Romero

tortures, and murders of El Salvadorans. Oscar Romero was a clergy member of the church who always held a conservative timid stance; making him a perfect candidate for an Archbishop. In the beginning, Romero was afraid of the government’s hostility. Yet, after the assassination of Father Rutilio Grande, who was an expounder for the poor, Romero began to take a stand against the government and their policies. Many members of the church, such as Father Osuna, have been captured by the ruling regime and persecuted to their death. Romero insinuated a boycott of…

(TS) The Archbishop Oscar Romero, of El Salvador, clearly represented persistence throughout his life, which played a significant role in raising awareness of the persecution and censorship in his country and people are facing. (PS) During many of his homilies, Romero often drew attention to the maltreatment and unfairness of his country's people, pleading that justice be brought to all. (SS)Romero would often say during his sermons,“[y]ou cannot find God on those paths of torture and outrage.…

At the beginning of the film, Oscar Romero was presented as a bookworm who lived more in his own world than in the real world. He based most of his understanding of the world off of the things he had read in books. Romero also shows his belief that the church should be separate from state, when he stays in the car when himself and another priest go to help people who had been stopped by the military on there way to the voting polls. As the movie progresses he is shown transforming into a more…

August 15, 1917 , Blessed Oscar Romero was born. When he was just fourteen years old he knew he wanted to be a priest, so he started to study. Unfortunately, Oscar had to drop out to make money for his sick mother. Seven years later, during World War II he traveled to rome to study. Just when Oscar was thirty years old he became an ordained priest, and decided to travel back to his hometown, San Salvador. After twenty- eight years of hard work as a priest he became a bishop. In 1977 he was made…

Watching the movie Romero I was very intrigued it reminded me a lot of what many civilizations had to go through throughout time. One example, I would like to reference is the fact that the United States ruled Cuba for four years from 1898-1902. The movie Romero was centered around the 70s where the wealthy had all the power and the poor were left in the dust. At some point in the movie I’m not sure at exactly what time in the movie, but one of the characters said the “rich have every right to…

face shining, with his heart brave and strong to face the world’s difficulties”(Sunday Homily, June 17, 1979). This is showing that we should use the Eucharist to get through life’s difficulties. We should try to be as close to God as possible even in very tough moments. This is what Oscar Romero did for his entire life. He used the Eucharist and its characteristics as a guide to do what God would have wanted him to do. The Eucharist symbolizes the sacrifice, communion and presence that all…

On October 5th, 1979 military officers went to President Carlos Romero and informed him that he and his staff had until 3 pm to pack up their things, turn over the government, and leave. After this demand, President Carlos Romero made calls to regional leaders, United States embassy, and his headquarters. He called looking for support but everyone he turned to was not willing to support him. With President Carlos Romero having no support from allies he decided to pack his things and turn over…

Oscar Romero or even Martin Luther King is just lovely. What is even greater is work they did for their people. Both of these great men approached these oppressive structures with nonviolence. These men were truly great because most of those who are oppressed do not seek non violence, but violence. They seek revenge for being made suffered. These men saw past violence and knew it was not the answer. Martin Luther king gave African Americans hope, a voice , understanding and lastly listened when…

“There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.”(Oscar Arnulfo Romero). Oscar Arnulfo Romero was an Archbishop of San Salvador who helped popularize liberation theology in Latin America. He was outspoken about the suffering of the poor, against capitalism, oligarchies, and repression from the state. In particular, he voiced concerns about the U.S. arming the Salvadoran military, which had acted as a brutal state police and committed violence against the Salvadoran…

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