Ireland played its own small role in that radio station, when Trócaire gave a donation towards a new transmitter. Instead, people tuned in to Romero’s Sunday homilies, often an hour long, to hear him declare that these outrages flew in the face of God. There is an account in the book about a group of friendly lawyers whom Romero once called in for advice. Romero humbly thanked the lawyers who had advised him to say no more and hope the storm would blow over. How The Irish Times reported Archbishop Romero's murderHe ended with a rallying cry: “The gospel requires me to do so.

Source: The Irish Times October 20, 2018 03:56 UTC