Oscar Romero

Oscar Romero was born 1917-1980 in El Salvador in central America. He became a priest in 1942 and became a Archbishop in 1977. He was aware that the wealth of the country was in the hands of a small number of families. Archbishop Romero came to see that the law of the land was unjust and evil. He saw no reason to obey these laws. Even though public meetings were forbidden, he encouraged public to do so. He demanded explanation from the government about murder of certain priests. He called on church leaders to become the voice of the poor. He said:"The world that the church must serve is the world of the poor."It was very clear to all that he was on the side off the poor and those suffering injustice. He allowed a radio station to be set up in the office of the cathedral, which would broadcast the injustice of the government and the powerful wealthy class. When it was Sunday mass, Oscar Romero was murdered in march 1980 by a bullet.