1. Archbishop of San Salvador, Romero was seen as a quiet and more private individual. This is why he was chosen as archbishop, then he wouldn’t get involved in any of the politics or warfare their country had been engulfed in. However, the more time that he spends in his new position, the more he realizes how much their government and political powers are corrupted and filled with murder and deception. Father Grande was much less conservative and would speak out for what he believed in, no matter the cost. He was a strong advocate for children and the poor, and a great friend to Archbishop Romero. So after Father Grande was killed Archbishop Romero stopped being quiet and began fighting against the corruption.
2. Jesus is working to create a kingdom of God everyday here on earth, but what are we able to do if Jesus can’t even create a peaceful and positive kingdom. What are we supposed to do, if even our lord Jesus, is unable to build the kingdom. Romero does not believe we should merely stand around and let the chaos take over but he believes we should stand up and build what we must so that God may do his job. For we cannot merely just rely on God, we must also take part in the active construction every day. I do agree, as Archbishop Romero did, we must all take part by advocating
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In the beginning Romero is just a priest, he keeps things to himself and remains quiet about social issues. But when he is chosen to be the Archbishop he slowly starts to develop a voice. Especially after his good friend, Father Grande is murdered Archbishop Romero becomes an active fighter for religious freedom and the people of El Salvador. He loves God even more and becomes a greater advocate for nonviolence and is no longer afraid of standing up to the corrupt military of El Salvador. As we see when he retakes the church that was turned into a barracks. He bravely entered and gathered the Eucharist while being threatened multiple times and then proceeds to pray with the
In conclusion, in my opinion, Romero was and still is a great example for many of us even though you might not be from El Salvador. He is part of many of those who fought for our human rights and that are still a big example to look at. Until todays date we need to be very grateful of these amazing hero actions, which helped the needed people not mattering what or what will happen with his life. The best way to give back all that effort from this hero is by being better people every day and that the discrimination and the injustice can be concluding very soon.
Archbishop Oscar Romero was a very courageous man who was not afraid of what he did to help the poor and he also did not care who he had to go against when it came to helping defenseless people. He was one of many who fought for the rights of the people that need the most. He was a guardian angel that God sent the people from El Salvador because he stood by their side when many were against him and what he wanted to do was the best for them. He was one of few that did not care what could happen to him as long as he fulfill his duty and what he wanted to do. His death brought sorrow to many people because they knew that what he died for was a good cause and he was able to fulfill his destiny.
of children, rising up and teaching them. He says that salvation will come from the people
...t years of the war started after 1980, and ended in 1992 with the Peace Treaty of Chapultepec, Mexico. This treaty did not bring the desired peace and progress to El Salvador. Instead, the fight continued in a way of political opposition without arms. The revolutionary forces became a political party that represents the rights of the workers. The right wing party, which was originally founded by D’aubuisson, stayed in power until the elections of 2009. The popular sectors of El Salvador still face extreme poverty and oppression caused by large companies. The church continues its work with the poor but in a more limited and conservative way. After 30 years of the death of Romero, the Salvadoran Church remembers him as the hero of the oppressed and the voice of the voiceless and cries on the fact that the church was never the same after the death of its major leader.
"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say: " you helped this happen. This could be if we all fast and pray this could be god's call to revival"
...eam, as Romero showcases the fact that the flaws shown within the characters end up turning their situation into something far worse than it had been in the beginning. It shows just how depraved, violent and absolutely terrifying humans can easily become when put into situations without consequences. Romero’s film is dredged in cynicism towards the modern American Dream, the way he deals with symbolism towards how “just” the American system is during battles and war, and how incredibly messed up our generalized view on racism and the ever ongoing struggle for certain ethnic groups to survive is. “The negativity of the characters extends, in fact, into every facet of their lives; indeed, the film implies the deepest denial of the goodness of effectiveness of every facet of human life in general. Every kind of human relationship is ridiculed or negated in the film.” 4
Guatemala held democratic elections in 1944 and 1951, they resulted in leftist government groups holding power and rule of the country. Intervention from the United States and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) backed a more conservative military minded regime. A military coup took place in 1954 to over throw the elected government and install the rule of Carlos Castillo Armas. Carlos Armas was a military general before the coup and with the CIA orchestrated operation he was made President from July 8th 1954 until his assassination in 1957. Upon his assassination, similar militant minded presidents rose to power and continued to run the country. Due to the nature of military dictatorship, in 1960, social discontent began to give way to left wing militants made up of the Mayan indigenous people and rural peasantry. This is the match that lit Guatemala’s Civil War, street battles between the two groups tore the country and pressured the autocratic ruler General Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes to fight harder against the civilian insurrection. Similar to the government Abductions th...
Neglect the “Nations of the World” and instead focus on the “Nation of God”. Christians path in life can be boiled down to giving their full allegiance to the Kingdom of God. In doing so they need to denounce the coercive and violent ideologies of the natural world. Translating this to the Christian call to action, we must follow the Kingdom of God in transforming the world, rather than using politics as a means towards such a transformation. This is based upon his destroying of the notion that America is a Christian Nation: “What gives this understanding of the kingdom of God such strong emotional force is the long standing myth that America is a 'Christian nation. ' From the start, Americans have been inclined to believe that God’s will was manifested in the founding of our country and is yet manifested in the global activity of our nation. Throughout our history, most Americans have confidently assumed our nation’s causes and wars were righteous and just and that God was 'on our side. ' In our minds, and often in our churches, the cross and the national flag have gone hand in hand. Consequently, the conservative church has, to a large extent at least, tended to view itself as the religious guardian of all that is godly in our culture. America is a holy city 'set on a hill, ' and the church’s job is to keep it shining” (Reknew). Remove the temptation and allegiance to the natural world and it can and will distract
Slaughterhouse-Five is a novel which has been challenged for its graphic descriptions of events which occurred during the later years of World War 2. There are many other reasons which prompted communities to ban the book such as its anti-religious thoughts and sexual content. Although this book is highly graphic and can be offensive toward some religions, it should not be banned because it shows you the inside of a person who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and it also encourages readers to think differently of how life works and gives historical information about a firsthand experience of being a prisoner of war and a survivor of the bombing of Dresden. Although it is true that it uses graphic imagery and at some points ridicules
By the killing and torturing of people Romero gets very angry and says STOP! In one scene while in prison listening to a priest get tortured, he doesn’t understand why one human being would do this to another. We are all human and why should their life be taken away if they have done nothing. The Church in this movie are people very strong in their faith and stand up for what they believe in. For example, When the people of one city walk right into a church that has been taken over by the military.
Father Serra made it his mission to spread Catholicism to remote areas of New Spain. He was truly devoted to the religion and went to great efforts to teach those afar. (66) Apart from having complete faith in the Catholic religion, he who experienced the losses of his colleagues seemed to have wanted the gentiles and unbelievers to have faith in something during a time of great hardship. Perhaps it was a way for him to help those to alleviate the pain they suffered and not just about Catholicism but Catholicism was the means to do it. In books we are left to figure out whether Junipero Serra was a good or bad guy but the thing we can be certain about is that he was human who had faults like everybody else. His devotion baptized numerous children but adults were not too keen on getting baptized. (93) Adults were kept in their ways but children were more receptive to Serra and the Franciscans. It seems c...
Chavez begins by recalling the power of nonviolence as demonstrated by Dr. King, who lived and taught essential ingredients for active nonviolence until the day he died. By alluding to Dr. King, Chavez is able
Yet this is not easy, hard work is required to gain influence in any organization and earn the right to become a leader. He says just because you have a leadership position doesn’t mean you are a good leader. Look at Hitler a man of influence but not a “good” leader. Leaders must be God ordained leaders and cannot be appointed or assigned. You must work for it. You either spend your days wasted away or you are building up your
Robert Clinton states “The central task of leadership is influencing God’s people toward God’s purposes” (Clinton, 1988). George Barna defines a Christain Leader as “someone who is called by God to lead; leads with and through Christlike character; and demonstrates the functional competencies that permit effective leadership to take place” (Barna, 1997). It is a shame we as Christians fail to recognize that Christ would have us be leaders in more than the church.
Part of Romero's power was his understanding that the Church, must be "revolutionary" in a trusted sense meaning he seeks that it is his duty to make a change in society and has justice to do so Romero quotes "You can tell the people that if they succeed in killing me, that I forgive and bless those who do it. Hopefully, they will realize they are wasting their time. A bishop will die, but the church of God, which is the people, will never perish". The significance of this is Romero is looking towards