Oscar Romero
What title was Romero promoted to in 1974?
Bishop of Santiago de Maria
What two countries border El Salvador
Guatemala, Honduras
What was Rerum Novarum
An encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 - focused on worker's rights
Liberation Theology is a _______ reading of Christianity
Marixst
What river was Jesus baptised in
River Jordan
How did Romero become "a voice for the voiceless"
Give 2 ways
1. Usage of radio to connect with a wide audience of different backgrounds across the nation
2. Kept track of the daily killings, disappearances, and torture carried out by the Salvadoran government and right-wing death squads
3. Advocated to the Vatican and U.S Governments
What is the capital of El Salvador
San Salvador
Name two changes from Vatican II
Mass done in local language
Priests face congregation
Lay people could assist with the Mass (play a more active role)
What current Catholic Social Teaching came from Liberation Theology
Preferential Option for the Poor
Augustine stole fruit from what sort of tree?
Pear tree
To which president did Romero write his letter to, urging the cessation of weapons/aid to the Junta
Jimmy Carter
What were the two sides fighting in the country during the time of Romero
The Junta (military government) + Right wing death squads
FMLN (Guerillas)
What country was John Paul II born in? (Pope from 1978 to 2005)
Poland
Why did Liberation Theology become popular with Latin Americans?
Prevalence of mass inequality and poverty and brutal military Juntas - people becoming more connected to their faith after Vatican II
Name one book written by Augustine
Confessions, City of God, etc.
What event in 1974 pushed Romero from being a conservative to an outspoken critic of the status quo
Assassination of his friend and priest Rutilio Grande
Who were the campesinos
Indigenous ethnic group that formed the backbone of the economy - very poor and exploited - main supporters of the FMLN
In what country and city did CELAM occur (1968 meeting of Latin American Bishops)
Medellin, Colombia
Give 2 reasons the Church didn't support Liberation Theology
1. Associations with Communism
2. Political violence
3. Putting worldly matters above spiritual salvation
What are the two landlocked countries of South America
Boliva and Paraguay
In what way did Romero's assassination backfire on the Junta
He became a martyr and symbol - uniting the people and drawing attention to systemic injustice
What is an oligarchy - how was one present in El Salvador at the time
A handful of families controlled the nation's wealth and plantations, resulting in mass inequality
What book did Gustavo Guiterrez write that influenced Catholic thinking in Latin America (it wasn't called preferential option for the poor)
A Theology of Liberation
Discuss the core features of Liberation Theology for 20 seconds (without significant pauses)
Teacher discretion
Where did the Pope Leo XIV spend 20 years as a missionary before coming Pope (Hint: in South America)
Peru