BLESSED IN OSCAR ROMERO FRANCISCO WAVE By Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Google translation. Awaiting the human one. With an enthusiastic and crowded ceremony in the square Salvador World capital, Salvadorans celebrated the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, paradigm of a Latin American Catholic church committed to social justice in the region that goes beyond the confession and the geographical area to take flag of the peoples of the world engaged in the fight for those values for which he gave his life the unforgettable Central cleric and principles sponsored by the new Pope Francisco. Since Romero was declared "martyr for hatred of the faith" and that the Truth Commission installed after the signing of the Peace Accords of 1992 confirmed that the prestigious priest had been murdered on the orders of Roberto D'Aubuisson, founder of the party Arena of the Salvadoran right and the death squads in that country, the figure of Archbishop Oscar Romero became gigantic and became the model of "bishop smelling sheep", as advocated that should be all the now Pope Francisco, alluding to the close ties with the poor that should characterize them. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez was born on August 5, 1917 and was assassinated on 24 March 1980. The February 23, 1977, Romero was appointed archbishop of San Salvador. The March 12, 1977, Rutilio Grande progressive Jesuit priest and personal friend of Romero, who had participated in the creation of groups of self-sufficiency among the poor, was killed. His death had a profound impact on Romero, who later said. "When I saw Rutilio died there told me that if he had been killed for doing what he did, I also have to walk the same path" Romero urged the government to investigate, but ignored his request. The censored press was silent. Don Rutilio's murder, Romero woke radicalism against poverty, social injustice, murders and torture that had not been evident before. Romero humanitarian vigor began to be noticed internationally for his alleged persecution of members of the Catholic Church who had worked in favor of the poor. In less than three years, more than fifty priests had suffered attacks or threats and killings were six martyrs. Some had been tortured and others deported. The nuns had also suffered persecution. "If all this happens with obvious representatives of the church, Romero -reflexionaba can guess what will happen to ordinary Christians, farmers, catechists, lay ministers and basic Christian communities against those who have been arrests, torture and murder in number the hundreds and thousands. "But it is important to note that not any or every priest has been persecuted, not any and every institution has been attacked. The part of the church that was attacked and persecuted is the one sided with the people and came to the defense of people. Here again we find the same key to understanding the persecution of the church: the poor, "said Romero. At the time of his death, Blessed today had accumulated a wealth of followers among Salvadorans. He had succeeded largely with his weekly radio sermons denouncing disappearances, torture and murder. These were followed by a speech by one hour on the radio the next day. On the importance of these issues, one writer noted "the sermons of Archbishop Sundays were the main source of what was happening in El Salvador. They were more attuned than any other program in the country. The lists of torture appeared in" counseling "his diocesan weekly. The night that Romero was shot to death while celebrating Mass in a small chapel on a hospital called "Divine Providence", had called the Salvadoran soldiers, as Christians, to obey God's command and to cease the repression and violations of basic human rights. As he finished his sermon, Romero was at the center of the altar and then shot him. In those moments, smoke bombs exploded in the streets near the Cathedral and gunshots were coming from neighboring buildings, including the National Palace. Many people were shot and the stampede of people fleeing from the explosions and gunfire; official sources reported 31 fatal casualties, while journalists estimated at between 30 and 50 dead. Amid the shooting, Romero's body was buried in a crypt beneath the sanctuary and tradition says that there was honor to the martyr bishop, Blessed Romero and become on the way to Santo future of the Catholic Church. May 23, 2015. |
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BEATO OSCAR ROMERO EN LA ONDA DE FRANCISCO Por Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Con una
entusiasta y multitudinaria ceremonia en la plaza Salvador del Mundo de
su capital, los salvadoreños celebraron la beatificación de Monseñor
Oscar Arnulfo Romero, paradigma de una iglesia católica latinoamericana
comprometida con la justicia social en la región que trasciende a esa
confesión y ese espacio geográfico para hacerse bandera de todos los
pueblos del mundo empeñados en la lucha por aquellos valores por los que
dio su vida el inolvidable clérigo centroamericano y los principios
patrocinados por el nuevo Papa Francisco. |