Reflection….

The church cannot be deaf or mute before the entreaty of millions of persons who cry out for liberation, persons oppressed by a thousand slaveries. But the church tells them what is the true liberty they must seek: the freedom that Christ began on earth when he rose and burst the chains of sin, of death and of hell. It is to be like Christ, free of sin, to be truly free, with true liberation.

Those who put their faith in the Risen One and work for a world more just, who protest against the injustices of the present system, against the abuses of unjust authorities, against the wrongfullness of humans exploiting humans, all those who begin their struggle with the resurrection of the great Liberator – they alone are authentic Christians.

Archbishop Oscar Romero March 26, 1978. From”The Violence of Love.” The Plough Publishing House. 1988