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Julian Filochowski, chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust, looks ahead to the canonization of the saint from El Salvador, alongside the pope who gave him unconditional support<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

A consistory of cardinals took place here in the Vatican on Saturday during which the canonisation of six new saints was officially announced.<\/p>\n

Of those six names, the two best known figures are\u00a0Pope Paul VI\u00a0and the assassinated\u00a0Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero. The two men will be proclaimed saints on 14 October during the Synod of Bishops on young people.<\/p>\n

Romero was shot dead on March 24th<\/sup>\u00a01980 as he was saying Mass in the cancer hospital in El Salvador where he had chosen to live. In his three years as archbishop, he had become an outspoken voice for the poorest people of his country, caught up in a conflict between the military government and guerilla groups that claimed tens of thousands of civilian lives.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Today, Romero is widely acclaimed as a saint and martyr across the Christian world and beyond. Last year the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams preached at a special Evensong, in Westminster Abbey, attended by leaders of many faith groups in the United Kingdom The service included a new anthem written by Scottish composer James MacMillan to mark the centenary of Romero\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n

Julian Filochowski is chair of the\u00a0Archbishop Romero Trust<\/a>, set up to promote greater knowledge of the saint\u2019s life and legacy, as well as to support human rights efforts in Latin America today.<\/p>\n

Canonized in Salvadoran hearts<\/h2>\n

He says the people of El Salvador canonised Oscar Romero in their hearts soon after his assassination. In 2015, he notes, the local Church celebrated Romero\u2019s beatification in San Salvador, \u201cone of the highest profile non-papal beatifications in history, with well over half a million people present\u201d.<\/p>\n

Canonisation, Filochowski continues, is one step further, \u201crecognising him as a saint of the Universal Church, not just a saint for Salvadorans or Latin Americans\u201d so it is \u201cright and proper\u201d for the celebration to take place in the Vatican.<\/p>\n

Martyr of Vatican II<\/h2>\n

Commenting on the fact that Romero will be raised to the altar together with Pope Paul VI, Filochowski says it was the latter \u201cwho implemented the Second Vatican Council, while the archbishop was \u201cthe first martyr of the Council\u201d, assassinated for implementing its teaching on the preferential option for the poor.<\/p>\n

He notes that while Romero came under attack, \u201cincluding by his fellow bishops\u201d, Paul VI gave him \u201cunconditional support\u201d.<\/p>\n

Opposition in the Church<\/h2>\n

In past decades, he says there was strong opposition to his beatification and canonisation by bishops in the Church in Latin America, and even in the Roman Curia, since many people feared that \u201cthe canonization of Romero would be the canonization of liberation theology\u201d.<\/p>\n

Today, he adds, we have a more balanced evaluation of \u201cauthentic liberation theology\u201d, beginning with the visit of Pope John Paul II to the tomb of Romero which \u201cchanged the atmosphere in the Church\u201d.<\/p>\n

Model of apostolic courage<\/h2>\n

Romero, Filochowski says, was a man \u201cwho said what he thought and meant what he said, he talked the talk and walked the walk\u201d. He didn\u2019t just love the poor, he adds, since \u201cthat\u2019s relatively easy\u201d, but he also defended the poor with \u201capostolic courage\u201d and became a model for bishops, priests and all Christians.<\/p>\n

Praying for conversion of hearts<\/h2>\n

Commenting on the violence in El Salvador today, he says the Church is trying to combat it and people are praying for the example of Romero to change people\u2019s hearts and minds.<\/p>\n

As a personal friend of Romero, Filochowski says \u201che has kept me strong in my faith at moments of difficulty and doubt\u201d. He concludes: \u201cI never believed I\u2019d live to see his canonization, it\u2019s beyond my dreams and I\u2019m just very happy\u201d.<\/p>\n

By Philippa Hitchen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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