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Terrific book!
April 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Meanwhile, Busch and others affiliated to Opus Dei have been linked to efforts to influence the next Conclave

The “Red Hats Report” contracted former CIA and FBI officers to dig up dirt on liberal candidates to succeed Francis

www.ncronline.org/news/red-hat...
'Red Hat Report' to 'audit' cardinals, ahead of next conclave
A group of Catholics calling itself the Better Church Governance Group is preparing to compile dossiers "in the manner of political opposition research" on cardinal electors ahead of the next conclave...
www.ncronline.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The standoff continues

Some believe that Opus Dei has been waiting for Francis to pass away – in the hope that his successor won’t push them to reform

Tim Busch, a wealthy supporter in the US, told me as much for my book
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Frustrated at the lack of reforms, Francis issued a second motu proprio in 2023 – one that threatened to intervene if reforms weren’t made

Once again, Opus Dei played for time

Francis responded by seizing an Opus Dei shrine

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Opus Dei members furious as Pope Francis seizes control of shrine
A basilica-shrine surrounded by the picturesque hills of Aragon in Spain has become the latest battlefield in a power struggle involving the Pope and Opus Dei,
www.thetimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Word then reached the pope of something much more serious

….of Opus Dei’s systematic recruitment of young impoverished girls into a life of servitude, of human trafficking and other crimes

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I became like a slave’: why 43 women are suing the secretive Opus Dei Catholic group in Argentina
Lured by promises of an education but allegedly trapped in servitude and self-mortification, the former members are suing the ultra-conservative organisation over their ‘exploitation and abuse’
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Then word began to reach Francis about Opus Dei abuses

He personally intervened to order that it compensate a former member

To leave no trace, they handed the $40,000 to her in a McDonald’s bag

I write about it in my book

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opus/G...
Opus
A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and...
www.simonandschuster.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Everybody who is even slightly sane loves Canada. Don't worry dude.
You guys are always welcome in the EU if it comes to it, I'm sure.
(Then maybe we can buy Alaska, for security. 🤪)
April 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM