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Simon Michau's avatar

What isn’t clear at all is why Pope Francis has felt the need to issue the motu proprio in the first instance, and why the Dicastery for the Clergy is now asking Opus Dei to take as much time as needed to modify their statutes above and beyond what is required by the motu proprio itself (“if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” comes to mind) - has there been any indication of the Vatican’s underlying motive(s) here?

I should also note, for those only familiar with the Dan Brown version, that Opus Dei is basically just a bunch of priests and lay people (including many families) trying to strive for personal holiness, and are generally quite milquetoast (in the best possible way) compared to the rad/trad crowd. There is hardly any overlap with the TLM (though a clear preference for liturgy in Latin), they are pro-V2 (whatever that means), and the type of mortification recommended is mostly some kind of fasting or abstinence (eg from food, or from distractions) - I think most numeraries I know keep it at that or giving up warm water for showering, that sort of thing (not to diminish the importance of those forms of mortification, but very different from the connotations of the cilice).

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David Gilbert's avatar

Opus Dei is absolutely not what people think it is. Most members of Opus Dei know almost nothing real about it. I was a numerary member in the U.S. for 8.5 years and most of what I was taught about Escriva and the Work was simply not true. The Work uses people and manipulates consciences. It will eventually be seen for what it is. I made a YouTube channel about it so that English-speakers can have some access to information that is mainly available in Spanish. The channel's name is NOPUS DEI for those who are interested.

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