I was was spurred to enquire about Archbishop Oscar Romero when he was assassinated on the 24 March 1980 and his name was included at the last minute in the intercessions in Canterbury Cathedral at the enthronement of Robert Runcie as Archbishop of Canterbury on the 25 March.
Both Runcie and Romero, and then liberation theology, have been an inspiration as I have watched the Government's austerity policies deliberately worsen the circumstances of the poorest UK citizens since the banks crashed in 2008. "The Violence of Love" is relevant in the UK today. Romero wrote “When we struggle for human rights, for freedom, for dignity, when we feel that it is a ministry of the Church to concern itself for those who are hungry, for those who are deprived, we are not departing from God’s promise. He comes to free us from sin, and the Church knows that sin’s consequences are all such injustices and abuses". ?
Revd Paul Nicolson, London N17
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