Oscar Romero was the Archbishop of El Savador (Latin America) and is popular as one of the globally recognized martyrs. Romero reigned at the peak of the cold war. The developing world became a key stage where the two ideological superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union played out their conflicts. In Latin America, people in the grassroots (through liberation movements) challenged the old totalitarian and corrupt regimes, calling for land reforms. Yielding to this pressure, the Catholic Church, which had traditionally sided with the wealthy ruling class, turned to amplify the voice of the poor, the lowliest Continue reading...
