damu Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 what does anyone know about opus dei. i have heard a little about them but it wasnt flattering. can anyone elaborate for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pio Nono Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 JMJ 4/4 - Palm Sunday damu, Some people would design Opus Dei as some sort of secret Papist organization bent on ruling the world through undercover agents who confess a fanatical devotion to our Holy Father... And they couldn't be more wrong. What you've heard that's unflattering (or read in [i]The DaVinci Code[/i]) is more than likely untrue. You can click [url="http://www.opusdei.org"]here[/url] to find out more about them "from the horse's mouth," if you will. They even have a response to the DaVinci Code on the website. Essentially, Opus Dei is a personal prelature (which may not mean a whole lot to most people) founded by St. Josemaria Escriva in 1928. Its main apostolate or work is to find Our Lord in the little things of daily life - at work, at school, in the home, &c. Mostly, the membership is made up of Catholic lay couples, though there are a number of priests and religious who are Opus Dei members. Also, membership is open to non-Catholic Christians as well, though many of these eventually become Catholics. Hope this helps. Yours, Pio Nono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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