The Jesuit order was started by St. Ignatious Loyola. He worked as a mercenary but was forced into bed when a cannonball shattered the bone in his leg. After a long recovery he started the order of the Jesuits. The Jesuits believe in finding God in all things.

In 1540 Pope Paul II made the Jesuits an actual order in the Christian religion. This new order became famous for blending into the society they are trying to convert. This is a dangerous thing to do. They travel into a potentially dangerous area unarmed. They bring the tools they need to convert the people and pray for the best.

This does not always work though. There have been many martyrs over the years, the most recent being in Central America in the small country of San Salvador. The country was in the middle of a bloody civil war. It began in the late 1970's when a radical organization related to guerrilla movements came to power.

His fight for human rights ended up crossing borders and was heard internationally. He is quoted as saying "Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty." He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This all posed as a threat to the government. On March 24, 1980 Romero was celebrating mass. While he was preparing the Eucharist he was shot in the chest, killing him instantly. Romero is claimed as yet another Jesuit Martyr.

In addition to the two guilty verdicts there was also a number of innocent verdicts passed. The verdicts were passed to two other lieutenants and five soldiers.

This set El Salvador into a full-scale civil war. During this civil war the more than 70,000 Salvadorians were killed. In March of 1988 after numerous reforms the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance, known as ARENA, came to power. Lead by Alfredo Christiani it won easily, but only forty-seven percent of the voters turned out. This man was in charge for murdering the six Jesuit priests, their maid and her daughter in 1989. The country, at the time, was in a civil war.

Four of the soldiers actually admitted to carrying out the execution-style slayings. The fifth soldier, who deserted the military after the killing, was tried in absentia. This shows the weakness of the government system of the time.

There reason for trying to cover up the killings is that groups that make the attempt to shut down The School of the Americas would have sound basis for its closing. The Government still insists that there is no wrong doings in training soldiers.

The Jesuits in El Salvador were at risk by even entering the war torn country, but they knew their goal and the risks involved. They increased the risk by teaching what they believed. They tried to free the oppressed and the government fought back with a violent quick attack. Archbishop Rome

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