Oscar Romero

After several centuries, positive news has finally emerged from the Vatican, one of the largest centers of organized mysticism. Finally, something different from pedophilia, papal encyclicals with furious demagoguery against abortion and condoms and support for various genocidal regimes that have `enriched` the already rich history of the Disaster on planet Earth with their actions.

The late Pope Francis, who succeeded the ex-Hitler Youth soldier Ratzinger after his sensational resignation - one can even say that he seems completely human. A member of the Jesuit order (wrongly labeled in the alternative media as a hotbed of conspiracy) and heir to the traditions of `liberal theology`, a few days ago announced the Beatification of the long-dead Oscar Romero, a character who is unusually reminiscent of the Bishop from `The Iron Heel`, the book by Jack London that inspired George Orwell for his `1984`.

Archbishop of El Salvador in the seventies, a priest under whose leadership there were many Jesuits inclined to `liberal theology`, a theology that interprets the character and work of Jesus as a way to fight against unjust and inhuman social and economic conditions. All this was especially popular among some of the clergy in Latin America at that time. Romero started out as an extremely conservative priest but over time, seeing the suffering in paradise and the injustices he began to change and surely in his head echoed the words of Jesus from the `Sermon on the Mount`, without a doubt the most socially conscious part of the Holy Scripture.

After a series of dictators, maniacs and psychopaths in power in El Salvador, the country was again on the verge of civil war (which happened after Romero's death), the country was the property of a semi-feudal oligarchy under the protection of the army, the police and paramilitary ultra-right-wing units.

The standard of living, especially in the villages, was at a medieval level, without electricity, water, medicine... in a word, the dictatorship contained all those elements that existed in the countries of that region (with the exception of Costa Rica) where the presidents-dictators were appointed by the CIA, in accordance with the doctrine of the Cold War and corporate interests.

Death, disease and the suffering of the military formations on the rural population were everyday life. The church, unlike in most cases, in this case under the influence of the Jesuit priests with their "liberal theology", took a position in favor of those who were suffering. Romero, as the chief priest in the country, began to publicly speak out against the government and the army, and against US policy. He even wrote a letter to US President Carter asking the Americans to stop funding and training the army, which was only using that training for massacres of civilians and defense of the oligarchy.

His speeches began to become radical, more and more people refused to obey the authorities, people began to gain some hope that better days were possible. Romero reached the point where he demanded that cooperation with the system be canceled, because it was in complete contradiction to the teachings of Jesus...Several of Romero's collaborators (Jesuit priests) were massacred, their body parts were cut off and displayed around the villages, some were killed in ambush...Many ``nuns'' who provided aid to the hungry also suffered, were raped by the paramilitary and then liquidated and buried.

The climax occurred on 24.3.1980. After the murders of his ``colleagues'' and ``colleagues'' did not bear fruit in bringing him to a ``state-friendly path,'' the authorities decided to kill him too. He was eliminated by army special forces with a sniper, in a church - during a sermon. The decision of the military junta to eliminate him was in accordance with the interests of the CIA but also of the Vatican, where Romero sought support for his efforts from Pope John Paul II but of course without success... he was suggested that secular power was given by God, i.e. not to raise too much dust, because in this way he supported the "godless" guerrillas from the FMLN who fought against the dictatorship.

Tens of thousands of citizens gathered at his funeral to send him off for the last time. But he was not destined to go alone on his last journey... the police and the army opened fire during the funeral and killed over 50 people and wounded hundreds, many were arrested, some were tortured using medieval methods, some "disappeared" and to this day their graves are unknown...The CIA, the authorities in El Salvador and the Vatican could breathe a sigh of relief, the black sheep was eliminated along with the other "rotten apples". 35 years later, the Jesuit Pope acknowledges the mistakes of his predecessors and gives recognition to the Martyr, a move that is to be welcomed.

Oscar Romero remains one of the rare positive examples in the ranks of religion in the last half century, if not more.

(Roger Mortis, 082)