Archbishop Oscar Romero: A Very Brief Summary
A certain handful of people on Earth seek to see the change they would like to see in the world. Archbishop Oscar Romero was one of those people and his heroic actions he took and the attempt he made to stand up for the people of El Salvador made a big impact in the lives of the lower class Salvadorans, called campesinos. Throughout Romero’s life his views were changed based on the political climate of El Salvador and the well-being of the poor campesino people that lived there. Romero’s view of the people of El Salvador and their conflict with the government and the influence of the radical communist groups was converted. Romero experienced a metanoia, or a conversion of his beliefs, in which he went from safely supporting the military to
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Romero realizes the great importance of preaching non-violence when he was personally struck with devastation when his good friend Fr. Grande was assassinated and Fr. Osuna was tortured and killed, both by the government commands. Romero realizes many campesinos are turning to the rebel communist groups like the guerillas because they feel like there is no other way to flee this conflict and oppression. Romero preaches to these people and tells them that by turning to violence they are no better than the government and that sinking down to their level does not help their situation. He also preaches that the violence being exercised by the government and rebel groups is bringing their groups farther away from God and his love and our connection weakens. Romero and his followers were again faced with conflict when the government military raided a church where his friend Fr. Grande preached. Romero responded by peacefully confronting the military leaders in charge and telling them to leave the church alone. Although the soldiers didn’t care about Romero and disrespected him Romero and the people took back the church when the military left. Romero preaches to the people and tells them that the suffering they and all the campesino people have endured is similar to that of
Romero realizes the great importance of preaching non-violence when he was personally struck with devastation when his good friend Fr. Grande was assassinated and Fr. Osuna was tortured and killed, both by the government commands. Romero realizes many campesinos are turning to the rebel communist groups like the guerillas because they feel like there is no other way to flee this conflict and oppression. Romero preaches to these people and tells them that by turning to violence they are no better than the government and that sinking down to their level does not help their situation. He also preaches that the violence being exercised by the government and rebel groups is bringing their groups farther away from God and his love and our connection weakens. Romero and his followers were again faced with conflict when the government military raided a church where his friend Fr. Grande preached. Romero responded by peacefully confronting the military leaders in charge and telling them to leave the church alone. Although the soldiers didn’t care about Romero and disrespected him Romero and the people took back the church when the military left. Romero preaches to the people and tells them that the suffering they and all the campesino people have endured is similar to that of