Remembering a Hero
You can only describe him as a man of determination. Someone who demonstrates
extraordinary courage in the face of injustice and inhumanity. He had a resolute intent to do what is
right, true, and just, which made him the Archbishop that people remember and make movies about.
Because of him, the world was informed about basic human rights and dignities and how this was being
ignored in his country of El Salvador. He took it upon himself to use the church as a light of hope to
the oppressed and a challenge to the oppressors.
Oscar Romero was born in 1917 and taken away in 1980. He was appointed Archbishop in
1977. Before he served his term, the Church in Central America was being protested by two
political ideals. One was those priests who wanted non-confrontation with the Church and the state.
And those who thought the Church should have say in the government and what it was doing.
Romero was chosen because he was thought to be a “middle man” whom all could agree with.
Although, soon after being appointed Romero’s close, personal friend Father Rutillo Grande was
assassinated by the government’s soldiers. Obviously, this had a significant and intense effect on his
life, changing him from a moderate and equal lookout to a ferocious and impetuous activist against
injustice. His dramatic and passionate change in view shows how if you put your mind behind...
In the world, he successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He became a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking. He drew huge crowds when he traveled through South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, and China, advocating U.S. style freedom. (The White House, William J.
war often, for the sake of his country, but when he did he put in a
took a man of great vision and ambition to make the changes the American public sought to
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. Between the two established churches, in the colonies, Anglican and Congregational, a considerable number of people didn't worship in any church. But in the colonies with a maintained religion, only a few belonged to it. As in England, Catholics were still discriminated against, but since their numbers were fewer the laws were less severe. Similarly, The Church of England was established in America, as it was in England already. However, in America the Congregationalists and Anglicans were the more dominate religions compared to the Catholics in Europe and England.
preached against abuses in the church and attempted to shift the focus of religious faith
The Protestants who emigrated to America knew from experience of the negative effect the government had on religion when the two were operating together. With the mindset of creating a new perfect holy land, they decided to make sure both church and state worked separately. While Puritans still did everything they could to enforce their beliefs in New England, including exiling those who did not attend church regularly, the core idea of separation of church and state was in the minds of the people. In order to have a country that values the freedom of religion, the church has to be out of any government policy. Any laws that are created around a single church’s faith, even if the majority of the population believes in them, threaten the freedoms of all other denominations. Ame...
Some of his musings involved disparaging remarks made about the church itself. He considered the church to be corrupt and exploitative...
followed the law instead of being a bitter man toward the white race like his father turned
stayed loyal to him, using the “public offices should be for the people” pundit as a front or a
Through all of his courage, he found what he was looking for. He dug deep and went to the extremes that were not normal to himself. All of his work leads to his dynamic characteristics.
He has saved the world from being plunged into slavery, and secured for us the right to live life as we please. The first time, he organised an army by his lonesome within a day to stop the evil forces who roamed free, pillaging anything that they came across. He then led the battle, not one to sit in a command tent and throw around orders, while his friends put their lives at risk.
courage as manifested in ways others act; and (4) respect for individuality of the human
...f the most prestigious acts for American equality. He was a determined, charismatic man who used good to fight evil despite the anguish. He never gave up on the nonviolent techniques he studied on Gandhi. After his death there were many breakthroughs in civil rights. He may not have been alive to see the promised land, but in many aspects he brought the country there. He like many before him paid the ultimate price for his devotion to righteousness, "If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive."
Oscar demanded a peace that could only be found by ensuring people had access to basic needs and their rights upheld. He raised awareness globally by guaranteeing people had access to their basic needs and that their rights were supported. In 1979 the number of people being killed rose to more than 3000 per month. He has nothing left to offer his people except faith and hope. He did this by continuing to use radio broadcast of his Sunday sermons to tell people what was going on throughout the country to talk about the role of the church and to offer his listeners hope that they would not suffer and die in vain. However on the 24th of March in 1980, when Oscar was 63 years old, he Oscar Romero was shot and died while during mass. More than 250,000
“Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.” Courageous people understand the danger that they face when they act how they do. That is what courage is all about. Many historical events occur due to people having the courage to do what they think is right, or because of those who use their courage to do what they want. Having the courage to stand alone in one’s beliefs may be one of the hardest thing a person can do.