A Brief Look At Monsecanor Romero

Introduction

Commonly known as Monseñor Romero, he spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. His spiritual life was based in the spirituality of Opus Dei, an institution of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. In later stages of his life he was influenced by Liberation Theology, the progressive theology movement in Latin America. Romero was assassinated in1980 while offering Mass, at the Church of the Divine Providence.]

Romero was named Servant of God in 1997 and with that the process for beatification and canonization started by Pope John Paul II. Unfortunately, the process was stopped but Pope Benedict XVI reopened the process

His death had a profound impact on Romero, who later stated. Romero unsuccessfully urged the government to investigate his death. Unfortunately, the censored press did not speak out. In response to Fr. Rutilio's murder, Romero became radical, speaking out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and

Romero harshly criticized the government and also criticized the United States for giving military aid to the new government.

Romero began to be noticed internationally as a result of his efforts to help the poor and disenfranchised. In February 1980, he was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Louvain. Archbishop Romero denounced the persecution of members of the Catholic Church who had worked on behalf of the poor. In less than three years, more than fifty priests were attacked, threatened or calumniated. Six are already martyrs because they were murdered. Some had been tortured and others expelled from the country. Nuns were also being persecuted. The archdiocesan radio station and educational institutions that are Catholic or of a Christian inspiration had been attacked, threatened, intimidated, even bombed. There have been hundreds if no thousands of threats, arrests, torture and murders.

But only the part of the Church that was on the side of the people and defending the poor was