What Did The Public Think About Oscar Romero

Scavenger Hunt for the movie Romero

1. Where and when was Oscar Romero born?

Oscar Romero in El Salvador on August 15, 1917.

2. When was he appointed Archbishop?

He was appointed Archbishop on February 3, 1977.

3. What was going on in the country when Oscar Romero became Archbishop?

Capitalism was an issue when he became Archbishop. Many people’s rights were taken away. The poor were victims of the repression. Innocent civilians were shot dead by the UN soldiers. There were also a lot of conflicts with the Catholic Church and the El Salvador government.

4. What did the public think about Oscar Romero?

The victims of the repressions saw him as a teacher, and thought well about him because he spoke out for the victims against social and economic

He also wanted the world to know that the UN is killing many innocent civilians based on their actions. If the civilians denied doing what the UN soldiers wanted, they were considered terrorists and were imprisoned and killed.

7. Of what Romero become and outspoken critic?

Romero was an outspoken critic of the military regime of El Salvador's civil war.

8. What did Paramilitary groups known as “death quads” do in El Salvador?

The “death quads” killed many activists, businessmen and regular civilians including Oscar Romero.

9. Why did Romero go to see the pope in 1979?

Oscar Romero wanted to see the pope in 1979 to ask for help of El Salvador’s economic repression. He unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a Vatican condemnation of El Salvador's economic and social injustice ordeal.

10. What happened after Romero’s close friend Rutillo Grande was assassinated?

Romero changed his attitude and thoughts towards the government and urged the government to quickly investigate the murder.

11. What did Oscar Romero say during his last

13. Why was Romero a “surprise in history”?

Romero was a surprise in history because the poor never expected him to take their side of the economic injustice in El Salvador. The richer civilians and the elite ranks of the state felt betrayed.

14. Why did Romero write to President Jimmy Carter in 1980?

Romero write to Jimmy Carter in 1980 to ask him to reconsider official U.S support of the El Salvador’s transitional government and to cease to send military aid. He warned the U.S government about the deterioration of human rights because by providing financial and military aid, the El Salvadorian would cause chaos.

15. What did Romero tell a reporter the day before his murder about forgiveness?

Romero told the reporter that those who succeed in killing him, he forgives them and asks God to bless them because they are wasting their time. He says that even though a bishop dies, the people of God would never perish.

16. When and how was Romero murdered?

Romero was murdered while he was celebrating mass at a small chapel in a hospital. As he was finishing his sermon about the Salvadorian soldiers to stop carrying out the government repression because it was a basic violation of the human rights, someone in the “death squads” with a sniper shot