Friday, March 25, 2011

"Because the Poor are Plundered"

"'Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now rise up,' says the Lord."
Psalm 12:5

"The church is obliged by its evangelical mission to demand structural changes that favor the reign of God and a more just and comradely way of life. Unjust social structures are the roots of all violence and disturbances. … Those who benefit from obsolete structures react selfishly to any kind of change." -- Archbishop Oscar Romero, November 1979. Today [24 March 2011] is the 31st anniversary of his martyrdom."  emphasis added
http://www.uscatholic.org/culture/social-justice/2009/02/the-church-called-repentance-called-prophesy

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