Oscar Romero Remembered

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador.

The BBC commemorates Romero's legacy in its report on how the country is coping now, three decades after his assassination.

The wisdom of Romero includes such hard-hitting truths as the one below:

"A church that suffers no persecution but enjoys the privileges and support of the things of the earth - beware! - is not the true church of Jesus Christ. A preaching that does not point out sin is not the preaching of the gospel. A preaching that makes sinners feel good, so that they are secured in their sinful state, betrays the gospel's call." (1/22/78)

To download a free copy of the e-book The Violence of Love, (231 pages, 963 kb) go here.

And watch this Youtube on Romero for a brief intro to his life and death.