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Ire: Church Refuses Permission for Romero Mass

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[The new spirit of papal recrimination against the re-emergent liberation
theologists of Latin America has washed up on the shores of Ireland. The
Pope is again finding himself in conflict with the political and religious
movement of Latinos - lets hope that this time he stops short of blessing
the military dictatorships sent in to brutally put down the legitimate
aspirations of the people. -SMcG.]


The Irish Times - Mar 26, 2007
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/0326/1174528613138.html


Permission refused for Archbishop Romero Mass

by Patsy McGarry, Religious Affairs Correspondent

For the first time in 27 years permission was refused for a Dublin Mass at
the weekend in memory of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero, murdered in San
Salvador on March 24th, 1980, by security forces because of his
outspokenness on behalf of the poor in El Salvador.

For the past 20 years anniversary Masses for the archbishop have taken
place at Adam and Eve's Franciscan Church on the city's Merchant's Quay.
Prior to that they took place at the Jesuits' St Francis Xavier Church in
Gardiner Street.

Brendan Butler, chairman of the El Salvador Support Committee, told The
Irish Times last night that their request to hold the Mass at Adam and
Eve's, as customary, was refused as a new superior at the church had
decided Archbishop Romero's anniversary "was a private devotion and as
such no public Masses will be allowed" to honour him.

Mr Butler said he was "totally disgusted with this decision."

Since January last year the Merchant's Quay parish has been run by the
Augustinians at nearby Meath Street, but when contacted last night they
were unaware of the refusal to permit the Mass this year.

There was no response from the Franciscan's at Adam and Eve's last night.

A spokesman for Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin, who is in Rome for
ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty
of Rome, was also unaware of and puzzled by the decision to withdraw
permission for the Mass.

In 2005, at the end of the Mass in the Merchant's Quay church on April 1st
that year held to mark the 25th anniversary of the murder, Dr Martin, the
Mass celebrant received news of the death of Pope John Paul.

He immediately told the congregation, which included members of the El
Salvador Support Committee and people from Catholic relief agency Trócaire.

C 2007 The Irish Times

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