Opus Dei
Religious Organization
Self-flagellation...well into the 20th Century and is still probably practised by a "tiny minority" today. Pope John Paul II could be made a saint in 2010 Opus Dei, a branch of the Catholic Church which has a reputation for secrecy and featured in the Dan... In this article: Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, Jesus Christ, Holy Week, Vatican, Catholic faith, God, and Lent |
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Daily Mail | 4 days ago
Pope John Paul 'regularly whipped himself to atone for his sins'
It is still common in the Philippines and Latin America, some members of strict monastic orders and some members of the lay organisation Opus Dei - who feature in the Dan Brown blockbuster The Da Vinci Code. In the film - which was...
In this article: Pope John Paul II, Vatican, Catholic Church, Castel Gandolfo, and Rome
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Guardian | 5 days ago
Thierry Henry's handball capped a miserable sporting year of shameless cheating Paul Hayward
...Berlin was cast as a redemptive tale. Expect more of the same if Henry scores the winning goal in next summer's final. One thinks of Opus Dei, the Roman Catholic organisation to whose doctrine Giovanni Trapattoni, the Ireland coach, adheres.
In this article: Thierry Henry, Republic of Ireland, World Cup, France, 2010 World Cup, Ricky Hatton, Richard Dunne, Raymond Domenech, and England
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
QUENTIN LETTS: One in the eye for atheists? Now there's a thought
...Richard Dawkins. You know Dawkins: that soundbite- savvy Oxford biologist, the ayatollah of atheism whose adherents are as swivel-eyed as Opus Dei flagellants. Dawkins often wraps himself up in Science with a capital 'S', declaring that...
In this article: Richard Dawkins, Evan Davis, Pope Benedict XVI, John Barrow, Edinburgh, and Cambridge University
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Joe Posnanski | 6 days ago
Begging The Question (From Midair)
...of the phrase. But for centuries, that's not what "beg the question" meant at all. And (as I found out one day on Twitter) there is an Opus Dei group of grammarians out there who are fighting to make "beg the question" mean what it used to...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Mississippi State, Sylvester Croom, Twitter, Yuniesky Betancourt, Royals, and George Orwell
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 18, 2009
Shining new light on Opus Dei’s mission
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Shining new light on Opus Dei's mission At Medfield's Montrose School, in BC grad's book, women cite positive role served by Catholic group Saoirse Healy (left) joins other Montrose...
In this article: Catholic Church, God, and Jesus Christ
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New Kerala | November 04, 2009
Roland Joffe Tackles Opus Dei Myths In New Film
Revered moviemaker ROLAND JOFFE is to further expose secret Catholic Church organisation Opus Dei in a new movie set around the Spanish Civil War. The sinister sect was largely vilified in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code...
In this article: Roland Joffe, Spanish Civil War, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Olga Kurylenko, Dougray Scott, Wes Bentley, and The Mission
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Contactmusic.com | November 04, 2009
Roland Joffe - Joffe Tackles Opus Dei Myths In New Film
ROLAND JOFFE - JOFFE TACKLES OPUS DEI MYTHS IN NEW FILM JOFFE TACKLES OPUS DEI MYTHS IN NEW FILM Revered moviemaker ROLAND JOFFE is to further expose secret Catholic Church organisation Opus Dei in a new movie set around the Spanish...
In this article: Roland Joffe, All rights reserved, Spanish Civil War, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Olga Kurylenko, Dougray Scott, and Wes Bentley
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Founder of Catholic Opus Dei group focus of movie
...a media company and some 100 investors led by producer Ignacio Sancha, a Spanish financier and Opus Dei member. Sancha also provided Joffe with a leading Opus Dei member to advise him on set. But despite his clear sympathies with Escriva's...
In this article: Roland Joffe, Jose Maria Escriva, The Da Vinci Code, Catholicism, Coercion, God, Oscar, and Spanish Civil War
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scotsman.com - Politics | November 02, 2009
SNP accused of dirty tricks
...of the 12 November poll. The full article contains 115 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper. The right honourable member for Opus Dei has been shown to be a liar. 3 "Smee claims to be a Group Captain, quelle surprise."
In this article: Labour, Alex Salmond, and Glasgow
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 02, 2009
SNP accused of dirty tricks in Glasgow North East byelection
...the SNP's candidate after the first choice, James Dornan, a city councillor, withdrew. He has also faced questions over his membership of Opus Dei, the ultraconservative Catholic sect. But Stewart Hosie MP, the SNP campaign manager, said:...
In this article: David Kerr, Labour, Glasgow, Michael Martin, Nationalists, and Unemployment
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Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church that teaches the Catholic belief that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the governance of a prelate (bishop) appointed by the pope. Opus Dei is Latin for "Work of God", hence the organization is often referred to by members and supporters as "the Work".
Founded in Spain in 1928 by the Roman Catholic priest St. Josemaría Escrivá, Opus Dei was given final approval in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. In 1982, by decision of Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church made it into a personal prelature—that is, the jurisdiction of its bishops covers the persons in Opus Dei wherever they are, rather than geographical dioceses.
The Prelature of Opus Dei has about 87,000 members in more than 90 different countries. About 70% of Opus Dei members live in their private homes, leading traditional Catholic family lives with secular careers, while the other 30% are celibate, of whom the majority live in Opus Dei centers. Opus Dei organizes training in Catholic spirituality applied to daily life. Aside from personal charity and social work, Opus Dei members are involved in running universities, university residences, schools, publishing houses, and technical and agricultural training centers.
In recent years, Opus Dei has received international attention due to the novel The Da Vinci Code and its film version of 2006, both of which many prominent Christians and non-believers protested as misleadingly inaccurate and anti-Catholic.
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