'Life has the last word': Archbishop of Canterbury pays tribute to Oscar Romero

A sermon given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in Westminster Abbey on Sunday March 28, 2010.

The Archbishop in the pulpit © Westminster Abbey

Sentir con la Iglesia: 'feeling with the Church'. This was Oscar Romero's motto as a bishop – you'll see it in many photographs inscribed on the episcopal mitre he wore. It is in fact an ancient phrase, very often used to express the ideal state of mind for a loyal Catholic Christian; indeed, it's usually been translated as 'thinking  with the Church'. It can be used and has been used simply to mean having the same sentiments as the Church's teaching authority.

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