Video #1: One moment during the video that struck me was when a woman described the Sunday homilies of Romero as a "newscast" for the poor people of El Salvador. I am intrigued by this analogy. I am not used to hearing what I want to hear on only one day of the week unlike these poor people who lived extremely unfortunate lives. This analogy is a very telling example of how greatly Romero impacted these people's lives.
Response #1: The idea of a "newscast" for people displays how corrupt El Salvador was during the time of Oscar Romero. Not only the government but the powerful rankings of the Church as well were not supportive of Romero and his crusade to end social inequality. It amazes me that even within the Catholic Church their was opposition to Romero's movement. The whole point of the Church is to be universal- that is, open to everyone. For the Church to become hypocritical against itself is absurd. These people had to suffer 6 out of 7 days of the week until it came to Sunday and they were given a voice.
Video #2: I would like to discuss the aspect of unity that Romero preached. During his tenure, he created "Misa Unica," which means "United Mass." In this mass all people whether rich or poor, powerful church member or lowly peasant, were able to attend. This angered powerful members of the Church. The hypocrisy began within the Catholic Church as Romero took on the voice of every poor El Salvadorian and used his own to speak for them.
Response #2: Unity is a special thing. The ability of one man to speak for an entire country's oppressed is a special occurrence. Romero would preach things that people were killed for saying each and every day under the tyrannical rule of the El Salvadorian government. Romero was a true martyr in that he cared more about what he said and who he was speaking on behalf of than his own death. Romero realized that he was fighting for a cause that was bigger than himself. I think he understood that as a man of faith he has always been a part of something bigger than himself. This teaches us that we must surrender our selfish wants and desires and submit to a higher power or cause if we truly want to aid in social justice. Social justice cannot be about one; it is about the mass. Once we recognize this, our own lives become less important and as our own lives get less attention, other people's lives get more which is the whole idea of social justice.
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