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Romero, Oscar Arnulfo
Romero, Oscar Arnulfo (1917–80). Christian archbishop of E1 Salvador, assassinated in 1980. He studied theology in Rome, 1937–43, became a parish priest and bishop of Santiago de Maria in 1974. Thought to be a conservative bishop, he was appointed archbishop in Feb. 1977, in the expectation that he would not disturb the political status quo. Three weeks later, the Jesuit Rutilio Grande, together with two others, was gunned down in his jeep. The event was, for Romero, a conversion. He began a ministry of outspoken commitment to those who had no voice of their own. Paul VI gave him encouragement, but the accession of John Paul II, with its cult of the pope and movement away from the vision of Vatican II, led to an increasing campaign against Romero in Rome. The details of this are disputed. The Vatican appointed an apostolic administrator to oversee his work, but Romero was killed before this could be put into effect. He returned from his last visit to Rome to the slogan painted on walls, ‘Be a patriot, kill a priest’. He was killed as he said mass in the chapel of the Divine Providence Hospital where he lived.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-RomeroOscarArnulfo.html JOHN BOWKER. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-RomeroOscarArnulfo.html |
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Romero, Oscar Arnulfo
Romero, Oscar Arnulfo (1917–80), Abp. of San Salvador from 1977. At the time of his appointment, he was known as a conservative; as recently as 1976 he had attacked Liberation Theology as expounded by Jon Sobrino. Partly as a result of the murder of a friend, and partly because of the general polarization caused by the worsening situation, he soon espoused the principles of Liberation Theology and became an opponent of the dictator of El Salvador, also called Romero. The majority of his clergy supported him, but nearly all the other bishops opposed him. After the overthrow of his namesake, he tried to negotiate between the three main factions in the country, but he was assassinated while celebrating Mass. Feast day in CW, 24 Mar.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RomeroOscarArnulfo.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Romero, Oscar Arnulfo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RomeroOscarArnulfo.html |
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