Oscar Romero Impact On Society

Oscar Romero, who lived during the El Salvador civil war, made a great impact on the world by demonstrating the importance of remaining true to morals and values even when faced with opposition as shown through his work with the poor, his non-violent teachings, and the respect that he gained from so many people after his death. One way that Oscar Romero stayed true to his morals and values was his effort helping the poor and the helpless people in El Salvador. Romero wanted to help anyone and everyone that he could and used the resources that he had in his position in the church, “He also allowed seasonal coffee laborers to use church buildings for shelter and provide them food.”(Brett). Allowing these coffee laborers to stay in the church

With his efforts to help so many people he showed that it was not just an act, but that he truly was such a humble and loving person to all people and especially the poor. While so many people followed him and cared so much about what he had to say, he still had work that was outside of just helping the poor, he wanted to change the way that the church and government were split “he had to overcome that strict division (between Church and State) and come to grips with a situation in which the church needed to confront the government that it had traditionally legitimized”(Deaver). Seeing that nobody had attempted to do anything to minimize the division between the church and the state Romero sought to help conquer it and be an influence to both groups in that time of war and chaos . Romero stayed the leader that

A majority of his efforts to change lives were those of the poor, Father Brackely who was a priest in El Salvador had this to say of Romero, “His prayer flowed from his love and defense of the poor, his belief that the Church must walk with the poor,”(Feuerherd). Oscar Romero had such a strong desire to spread love and peace, he did this by living it out for people to see. Seeing this shows how he truly was practicing what he was preaching, he was staying true to his morals and values. His efforts to love people and his Christ-like character made for significant impact on the world and a life worth honoring, “In the end he gave his life in the pursuit of social justice and the liberation of the poor and oppressed from the repression and violence imposed on them. Thus he became a martyr for social justice, the Church's first such martyr and saint.”(Cosgrave). Living such a godly and selfless life, Saint Oscar Romero has been honored and followed since the sacrifice he made knowing that he would most likely be killed for his faith. Even in knowing that truth, he continued to live and love for God and his people, showing that violence does no good and that love will always be victorious. These commending words of glory and greatness show how Oscar Romero, by his morals and values, became such a loved, trusted,