Was looking at the remarkable transformation in the life of Princess Gloria Thurn n' Taxis came across this:
"Princess Gloria is working with Stephen K. Bannon, center, the populist former adviser to President Trump, and conservative Catholic leaders to undermine Pope Francis."
Heard there's a revolution going on inside the Catholic Church, spearheaded by: Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei
https://opusdei.org/en-us/
Op Dei is an organization most know, if at all from the movie or books of Dan Brown, in which Op Dei are characterized as metaphysically deranged, cicatrix sporting zealots.
Op. Dei was founded in Spain in 1928 by canonized Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá and was given final Catholic Church approval in 1950 by Pope Pius XII.
Roland Joffe made a film about Josemaria Escriva's life. A strange film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Be_Dragons
LOTS OF OPINIONS
FOR:
"Cardinal Julián Herranz, stated "Opus Dei has become a victim of Christianophobia."
>according to several journalists who have worked independently on Opus Dei, such as John L. Allen Jr.,[11] Vittorio Messori,[76] Patrice de Plunkett,[129] Maggy Whitehouse,[128] Noam Friedlander[125] many of the criticisms against Opus Dei are myths and unproven tales. Allen, Messori, and Plunkett say that most of these myths were created by its opponents, with Allen adding that he perceives that Opus Dei members generally practice what they preach
AGAINST:
>Sociologists Peter Berger and Samuel Huntington suggest that Opus Dei is involved in "a deliberate attempt to construct an alternative modernity," one that engages modern culture while at the same time is resolutely loyal to Catholic traditions.[178] Van Biema of Time magazine emphasises Opus Dei's Spanish roots as a source of misunderstandings in the Anglo-Saxon world, and suggests that as the United States becomes more Hispanic, controversies about Opus Dei (and similar Catholic organizations) will decrease."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_Dei#Sexual_abuse_cases
Cultist's POV"
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5029154
The Jesuit Magazine America says:
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/1995/02/25/opus-dei-united-states-james-martin
Why is this worth thinking about?
There are several prominent member of Opus Dei in addition to Bannon who feature prominently in the mythology of the Great Awakening. Justice Kavanaugh and Mike Pompeo are said to be members, patriots and honorable men. Justice Scalia may also have been a member.
"Not everything that quacks like a duck is a duck. That's a commie lie. "
- Gen Buck X (ret)