Brothers, you came from our own people. You are killing your own brothers. Any human order to kill must be subordinate to the law of God, which says, 'Thou shalt not kill'. No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the law of God. No one has to obey an immoral law. It is high time you obeyed your consciences rather than sinful orders. The church cannot remain silent before such an abomination. ...In the name of God, in the name of this suffering people whose cry rises to heaven more loudly each day, I implore you, I beg you, I order you: stop the repression.
We suffer with those who have disappeared, those who have had to flee their homes, and those who have been tortured. - Oscar Romero
We suffer with those who have disappeared, those who have had to flee their homes, and those who have been tortured.
- Oscar Romero
Peace is the product of justice and love. - Oscar Romero
Peace is the product of justice and love.
There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried - Oscar Romero
There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried
When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which th… - Oscar Romero
When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which th…
I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: s… - Oscar Romero
I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: s…
Aspire not to have more, but to be more. - Oscar Romero
Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world. - Oscar Romero
Let us not tire of preaching love; it is the force that will overcome the world.
We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own. - Oscar Romero
We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.
Ask and it shall be given you; Seek and ye shall find; Knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh, receiveth; And he that seeket… - Oscar Romero
Ask and it shall be given you; Seek and ye shall find; Knock and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh, receiveth; And he that seeket…
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