Assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador 1980

On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was assassinated while celebrating Mass at a small chapel.  Romero was a leader in liberation theology, in which priests and ministers preached against repressive dictatorships and human rights violations.  Romero was deeply concerned about the persecution of the poor, political activists, and the priests and nuns in El Salvador who supported them.  In 1980, he wrote that, “… it is important to note why [the Church] has been persecuted. …That part of the church has been attacked and persecuted that put itself on the side of the people and went to the people’s defense. Here again we find the same key to understanding the persecution of the church: the poor.”  The tens of thousands of mourners who attended his funeral were fired on by government troops.
El 24 de marzo de 1980, el arzobispo Oscar Romero de San Salvador fue asesinado mientras celebraba la misa en una pequeña capilla. Romero fue un líder en la teología de la liberación, en la que sacerdotes y ministros predicaron contra dictaduras represivas y violaciones de derechos humanos. Romero estaba profundamente preocupado por la persecución de los pobres, los activistas políticos y los sacerdotes y monjas en El Salvador que los apoyaban. En 1980, escribió que “… es importante notar por qué [la Iglesia] ha sido perseguida. … Esa parte de la iglesia ha sido agredida y perseguida que se puso del lado del pueblo y salió en defensa del pueblo. Aquí nuevamente encontramos la misma clave para entender la persecución de la iglesia: los pobres”. Las decenas de miles de dolientes que asistieron a su funeral fueron atacadas por tropas gubernamentales.

 

 

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