Oscar Romero was born on August 15, 1917 in El Salvador. He was appointed archbishop of El Salvador on February 23, 1977. When Romero was appointed archbishop many priests were disappointed, especially those who openly aligned themselves with Marxism. On March 12, 1977, Rutilio Grande, a progressive Jesuit priest and personal friend of Romero who had created self-sufficiency groups among poor farmers, was murdered for what he was doing to help the community's poor. His death had a profound impact on Romero, who later stated: "When I looked at Rutilio lying dead I thought, 'If they killed him for doing what he did, then I too must go down the same path.' ". Romero urged the government to investigate, but his request was ignored. Romero began investigating to see how he could help the kidnapped farmers. Romero subsequently spoke out against poverty, social injustice, murder, torture and kidnapping as political prisoners. When he spoke about this he attracted many more enemies in his way because they did not want an archbishop to talk about these things and say that the government of El Salvador was not doing and this infuriated the people in power who decided to take action into their own hands. . Furthermore, Archbishop Oscar Romero used the broadcast as an oral newspaper: every documented case of murder, assault, disappearance or torture was broadcast – whether by the left or the right. To let everyone know what El Salvador was like and to show those in power that they weren't afraid to talk about what was happening and why they weren't doing their job to find out what was happening in the community. The Junta of the Revolutionary Government c......middle of paper......its bishops did not do this and this was to challenge the authority of others. The military was against him because he didn't listen to their offers and went against them anyway. Archbishop Oscar Romero was a very courageous man who was not afraid of what he did to help the poor and did not even care who had to do it. go against when it came to helping defenseless people. He was one of many who fought for the rights of the most needy people. He was a guardian angel that God sent to the people of El Salvador because he stood by them when many were against him and what he wanted to do was the best for them. He was one of the few who didn't care what might happen to him as long as he fulfilled his duty and what he wanted to do. His death brought grief to many people because they knew that what he died for was a good cause and that he was capable of fulfilling his destiny..