Religion and Ethics Relationship in Latin America: A Case Study of Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador

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Introduction
The paper develops religion and ethics relationship in Latin America. The process of exploring
this relation is done based on political and social revolutions. The paper explores this
relationship using the case study of Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador. The religion of
Latin American provides universal thoughts based on religion and political stand-points
(Romero, 2001). Romero was consistency to denounce any form of violence and plight of
poverty. Romero developed the relationship between social-political revolutions especially in the
effort to stop repression. This paper will address four specific issues based on case study
developed on Archbishop Oscar Romero and El Salvador.
Four Strands of Arguments
 First, the paper will address the interplay of a recent history of the Catholic Church in
both local and global platforms. This study will provide details of how Father Oscar
Romero was involved in a fight against social injustices in Latin America (Romero,
2001). Social relationship of Latin American people is modelled through religious actions
of the Catholic Church
 Second, the theological thinking emerged and was grounded based on consciousness and
practical world of middle class and poor citizens in Latin America. The paper address
reason why the relationship between region and political revolution developed (Romero,
2001). This cordial relationship was developed to develop a liberal theory of Latin
American. Theological thinking is developed the first basis of relating the case study to
the religious and political revolutions (McLaren 2015).
 Third, the paper addresses diversification theory in the civil society for elite groups in
both urban and rural masses. This incorporates the idea of Father Oscar Romero in the