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» "Inside the Hell of Opus Dei": Book lifts cowl on 'misogynist' Opus Dei
   Defector tells of threats and humiliation she suffered during 13 years in secret sect. From The Telegraph, UK. [RSS]
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1568302/Book-lifts-cowl-on-misogynist-Opus-Dei.html

» 'Hardball with Chris Matthews'
   Transcript from show about Opus Dei, including observations from an anti-cult expert and Catholics who have been severely harmed but the cult. From msnbc.com.
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8160121/

» A creepy scrape with the Da Vinci Code set
   Before he knew it, Damian Thompson had learnt some unsavoury truths about the Catholic sect – and become one of its 'secret enemies'. The Telegraph, UK.
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3635222/A-creepy-scrape-with-the-Da-Vinci-Code-set.html

» Alito and Opus Dei
   A Senate staffer confirmed that the Judiciary Committee received numerous "notes and letters" stating that Judge Samuel Alito is a member of the Opus Dei cult. From Counterpunch.
   http://www.counterpunch.org/carmichael01302006.html

» An inside look at Opus Dei
   For such a small group, Opus Dei is a huge source of intrigue. A glimpse at the most controversial group in Catholicism. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
   http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1518645.htm

» Ancien Régime Meets High Finance in Opus Dei
   Book review of "Their Kingdom Come." [National Catholic Reporter]
   http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/1998d/102398/102398l.htm

» BBC - Religion & Ethics - Opus Dei
   Opus Dei is a Catholic organisation which encourages its members to promote their faith through their jobs and everyday lives. The organisation has been accused of being secretive and elitist and has recently had publicity because of its role in 'The Da V
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/opusdei.shtml

» Behind The Secret Sect Of Opus Dei
   It's hard to understand how a group can capture someone's mind, but it can happen because it's a very subtle process. From CBS Chicago, USA.
   http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/Opus.Dei.Da.2.328203.html

» Bookreview: Their Kingdom Come
   Review of Robert Hutchinson's book.
   http://www.irishresistancebooks.com/reviews/opusdei.htm

» Brownback for President
   In 1996, Brownback fell under the spell of Rev. John McCloskey, an anchor at the right-wing Catholic organization Opus Dei. He was baptized a Catholic “not in a church but in a chapel tucked between lobbyists' offices on K Street that is run by Opus Dei
   http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Notes_From_My_Purple_State_Brownback_for_President_4036.html

» Club Class
   Simon Cox gains access to the hidden world of Opus Dei, one of the most mysterious and controversial clubs in the world, to separate the fact from the fiction. To their critics, they are a secretive elite cult who brainwash their members, control the Vati
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/clubclass/pip/ufnn8/

» Duceppe assails Tory candidate's Opus Dei affiliation
   A candidate for the Canadian parliament is revealed to be a member of the Opus Dei cult. From The Toronto Star.
   http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/496083

» Ex-Opus Dei Members Decry Blind Obedience
   It's been more than 15 years since Tammy DiNicola left Opus Dei, but she still tries to raise awareness about the secretive and conservative Roman Catholic group. From ABC News, USA.
   http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1856656&page=1

» Forget Scientology, how about Opus Dei
   Thanks to the fervor over “The Da Vinci Code,”, this close-knit Catholic movement is the only fringe religious group that is also a household name. From MSNBC.com.
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12805511/

» Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God
   Profile of this militant, fundamentalist, secretive, authoritarian organization, which displays features of a cult.
   http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/articles/display/Opus_DeiWork_of_God

» Guide on Preventing Opus Dei Infiltration
   Procedure for keeping them out of mainstream Catholic groups.
   http://www.crcnyc.net/od/guide.html

» Here and Now : Opus Dei and Pope Benedict XVI
   The election of Cardinal Ratzinger as the new pope is said to be especially good news for conservative Catholic groups like Opus Dei. John Paul II took the group under his wing and Pope Benedict XVI, it is thought, will do the same. Opus Dei claims to hav
   http://here-now.org/shows/2005/04/20050420_5.asp

» Italian magazine publishes fresh cartoons of Holy Prophet
   An Italian magazine run by the influential Catholic conservative Opus Dei cult has published a new caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, sparking outrage among Muslim associations. From Daily Times, Pakistan.
   http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\04\16\story_16-4-2006_pg7_13

» Kelly putting religious priorities first
   The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association have backed calls for Opus Dei cult member Ruth Kelly to stand down following reports that she attempted to block gay rights legislation. From Politics.co.uk.
   http://www.politics.co.uk/speakers-corner/issue-of-the-day/domestic-policy/religion/religion/gay-and-lesbian-humanist-association-kelly-putting-religious-priorities-first-$454741$454734.htm

» Meet the Catholofascists
   Al Qaeda is not the only deadly religious sect. An excellent article that looks at the Roman Catholic sect Opus Dei by Johann Hari from The Independent in the UK.
   http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=433

» Meet the real Opus Dei
   He removes his shirt and reaches for a five-tailed whip. Quietly intoning a recitation, he starts to scourge his back. The cords bite painfully into his flesh, but again and again the erect figure lashes himself. From The Times Online, UK.
   http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1083042.ece

» Mi General
   Opus Dei activity in Chile. [Z Magazine]
   http://www.zmag.org/zmag/viewArticle/13454

» Muscular Catholicism
   Article detailing Opus Dei's operations in the United Kingdom, including the use of tranquilizers on members and using student residences as recruitment fronts. By Annabel Miller, from The Tablet, United Kingdom.
   http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/4774/

» Novak’s Sect Appeal
   Does Bob Novak owe his uncanny capacity for secrecy to the right-wing Catholic sect Opus Dei? The columnist has so far managed to ignore persistent demands that he reveal his involvement in the Valerie Plame leak—a feat of rare internal fortitude that s
   http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2005/08/novaks-sect-appeal.php

» Opening the Doors of Opus Dei
   report from Harvard University, USA; from The Harvard Crimson student newspaper.
   http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=347478

» Opus Dei
   NPR's religion reporter Duncan Moon delves into the criticisms of Opus Dei. 4 minutes 50 seconds in length. RealAudio file. [All Things Considered]
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1151206

» Opus Dei In Spotlight Thanks To 'Da Vinci Code'
   Among other things, it's focusing attention on a little known catholic sect -- that some call "cult-like". From KDKA.
   http://kdka.com/seenon/Opus.Dei.movie.2.391958.html

» Opus Dei Info
   Documents, testimonies, analysis & information about the Opus Dei cult.
   http://www.opus-info.org

» Opus Dei Saint
   Report on the controversial canonization of Josemaria Escriva. RealAudio. [Weekend Edition]
   http://www.npr.org/dmg/oldaudio.php?prgCode=WESUN&showDate=06-Oct-2002&segNum=11

» Opus Dei Sisters
   Lesley Hickson's terraced house looks like all its neighbours - with nothing to identify it as an Opus Dei centre. Article details the self-torture in the Opus Dei cult. From The Sunday Mail, UK.
   http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17042060&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=opus-dei-sisters--name_page.html

» Opus Dei and John Paul II
   He was groomed for the Papacy, long before he was elected Pope, by the ultra-right-wing sect Opus Dei. From Counterpounch.org.
   http://www.counterpunch.org/navarro04082005.html

» Opus Dei and Me
   Article describes recruitment operations aimed at teenagers, and discusses the cult's elitism, racism, and anti-women attitudes. By Paul Milo, from BeliefNet.com.
   http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Catholic/2004/09/Opus-Dei-And-Me.aspx

» Opus Dei and the Pope
   Members of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei occupy leadership positions throughout the church. The late Pope John Paul II made the founder a saint in 2004. But critics of the movement accuse Opus Dei of unscrupulous brainwashing. From NPR; r
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4576620

» Opus Dei as a Political Force in Post Cold War Latin America
   American Political Science Association, Wash DC, USA; Panel "Comparative Political Manifestations of the Roman Catholic Church", 2nd draft, 1:30 PM
   http://www.paulrich.net/papers/opusdei.html

» Opus Dei in the United States
   Written by Father James Martin, an Associate Editor at America Magazine in New York City, USA.
   http://www.americamagazine.org/content/articles/martin-opusdei.cfm

» Opus Dei lifts lid without revealing secrets
   An Opus Dei official in Spain was anxious to convince an English reporter that there is nothing unusual about the organisation. [Telegraph]
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/1388658/Worldwide-Opus-Dei-lifts-lid-without-revealing-secrets.html

» Opus Dei must shed light on its dark image
   The conservative Roman Catholic group which gained international notoriety in The Da Vinci Code is too secretive for its own good. [Reuters]
   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10348687

» Opus Dei paper prints prophet in hell cartoon
   A cartoon depicting Muhammed in hell has been published by an Italian magazine close to Opus Dei, bringing angry criticism from Muslim groups and disapproval from the Vatican. From The Guardian Unlimited.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/apr/17/pressandpublishing.italy

» Opus Dei's Secret Revealed: It Takes Spies in From the Cold
   Article about American traitor and Opus Dei cult member Robert Hassen. By Eugene Kennedy from Beliefnet.com
   http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/Catholic/2001/03/Opus-Deis-Secret-Revealed-It-Takes-Spies-In-From-The-Cold.aspx

» Opus Dei, Vilified in `Da Vinci Code,' Runs Global MBA Schools
   excellent article detailing Opus Dei's cultic aspects, recruiting techniques, infiltration activities, financial assets and worldwide operations. From Bloomberg.com.
   http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=afC6cxjKOvr0&refer=culture

» Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage
   Independent and critical information about the sect.
   http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/

» Opus Dei: The Work of God?
   Article questioning the many problematic aspects of Opus Dei at Harvard and the Boston area. From BustedHalo, Paulist Young Adult Ministries, New York City.
   http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/opus-dei-the-work-of-god/

» Power and Mystery
   As Opus Dei's founder is canonized, Catholics wonder if the secretive lay group will one day help pick the next Pope; from Time Magazine - Europe
   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901021007-356046,00.html

» Rick A. Ross Institute: Opus Dei
   Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization.
   http://www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html

» Scalia and Opus Dei: Radicals on the High Court
   Article that discusses Justice Antonin Scalia's involvement in Opus Dei and the effects that such involvement may have on the US Supreme Court and the US legal system.By Mike Whitney; Counterpunch political newsletter, Weekend Edition.
   http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney01172004.html

» Secret Service
   Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." With a link to the first chapter of the book. [New York Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/12/reviews/971012.12steinft.html

» Secretive sect dubbed 'Mafia shrouded in white'
   Fine article that discusses the problems with Opus Dei in Glasgow, Scotland. From The Scotsman, Scotland, UK.
   http://news.scotsman.com/opusdei/Secretive-sect-dubbed-Mafia-shrouded.2596894.jp

» Secrets and spies
   The Da Vinci Code and claims about the new cabinet minister, Ruth Kelly, have put Opus Dei in the headlines. What sort of organisation is it today? By Michael Walsh, from The Tablet, The International Catholic Weekly.
   http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/1764/

» Selling orthodoxy to Washington power brokers
   from the National Catholic Reporter, the independent newsweekly
   http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2003c/090503/090503c.htm

» Special Report - Decoding Opus Dei
   It's one of the most mysterious and controversial groups in the world, and it's sanctioned by the Vatican! To the critics, Opus Dei is a secretive cult, where members are brainwashed. From WHDH-TV, Boston.
   http://www3.whdh.com/features/articles/specialreport/BO16386/

» Spotted history aside, Opus Dei forges close campus links
   Article looking at the problems that Opus Dei has caused. Also details mysterious finances in New Jersey, USA. The Daily Princetonian.
   http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/03/22/news/12386.shtml

» State Education Ministry Rejects Opus Dei School
   The Opus Dei cult fails in its bid to open a school for recruiting purposes in Potsdam, Germany. From. Deutsche Welle
   http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2467196,00.html

» Survivor Describes Days in Opus Dei
   Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold." [National Catholic Reporter]
   http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/1997c/090597/090597l.htm

» The Crusaders
   A powerful faction of religious and political conservatives is waging a latter-day counterreformation, battling widespread efforts to liberalize the American Catholic Church. Fr. C. John McCloskey and Opus Dei discussed throughout the article. [Boston Glo
   http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2003/11/02/the_crusaders/

» The Da Vinci Senator
   Senator Brownback, an Opus Dei cult member, attempts to merge church and state by trying to change the US Constitution using a report from an Opus Dei-backed think tank. From AlterNet.
   http://www.alternet.org/story/37668/

» The Dei today
   Opus Dei, a mysterious arm of the Catholic Church, has been thrust under the spotlight. So what is known about the group?
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4194567.stm

» The Opus Dei takes an independent French publisher to court
   The Opus Dei cult attempts to crush free expression by taking a small, underfunded French publisher to court over a fictional book. States that the book "questions the honor" of the cult. From Rue 89, Paris, France.
   http://www.rue89.com/2007/06/10/the-opus-dei-attacks-an-independent-french-publisher

» The Pope's Right Arm in Europe
   Report by Gordon Urquhart which focuses on Opus Dei's direct involvement in politics.
   http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/pubs/publications/1997opusdeithepopesrightarm.asp

» The Religion Report
   Opus Dei has been accused of secrecy, paranoia toward outsiders and cult-like recruiting practices. This week we take a look at the history of Opus Dei and its founder, from Radio National, Australia.
   http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s695691.htm

» The Rev. John McCloskey: The Catholic Church's K Street Lobbyist
   The high-profile Opus Dei priest preaches good news to the rich, and wants to throw Catholics who disagree with him out of the Church. [Slate]
   http://slate.com/?id=2069194

» The Rise of Opus Dei
   A report on the controversy surrounding the secretive organisation and the meteoric rise of its founder to canonisation. [BBC News]
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2300685.stm

» The Rising Spectre of Opus Dei
   From the European Institute of Protestant Studies; good article detailing the organization.
   http://www.ianpaisley.org/article.asp?ArtKey=opusdei

» The Way of the Faithful
   Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." Includes a link to the first chapter of the book. [Washington Post]
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/beyondthethreshold.htm

» The hand of Opus Dei in El Salvador
   The gap between rich and poor is widening, and more Salvadorans are dying of violent acts than during the civil war. The martyred Oscar Romero's successor is an Opus Dei man who preaches individual salvation and attempts to squash liberation theology. [Th
   http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/6873/

» The secret life of Opus Dei
   Ruth Kelly says the Catholic group's support is a private matter, but it is surrounded by a reactionary miasma. By Michael Walsh, author of an excellent book on the Opus Dei cult. From The Guardian Unlimited, UK.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2005/jan/26/religion.schools

» Their Will Be Done
   Article looking at the intersection of Opus Dei, CIA, dictatorial regimes and the Knights of Malta as they attempt to fight liberation theology throughout the world. Opus Dei is mentioned in the second part of the article. From Mother Jones, USA.
   http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1983/07/willbedone.html

» Too far back to the future
   from The Guardian
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/oct/07/religion.uk

» Was FBI Agent's True "Loyalty" to Opus Dei?
   Suggests that Robert Hanssen's motivation to betray his country was his allegiance to the ultraconservative Catholic organization. [JINN Magazine]
   http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/6.31/010305-spy.html

» Watergate in Lima
   Story about an Opus Dei cardinal facing accusations of complicity in a massacre and of collaboration in the possible assassination of his Jesuit predecessor. From Chiesa, Espress Online, Rome, Italy.
   http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=7059&eng=y

» What Is Opus Dei?
   Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News]
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1722214.stm

» What do Americans make of Opus Dei, often described as a 'secretive Catholic sect'
   Former member and journalist discuss problems with the Opus Dei cult and problematic aspects of group. From The BBC Radio 4; requires RealPlayer.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_opusdei_20050207.ram

» What's the problem with Opus Dei?
   Ruth Kelly has tried to unknot the ties between her new job and her sympathy with the Catholic group Opus Dei. From The Guardian Unlimited.
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2005/jan/20/whatstheprobl

» Who rules the Vatican?
   Fine analysis of Opus Dei's undue influence within the Vatican, which includes Pope John Paul II's personal Secretary Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwicz and Cardinal Julian Herranz Casado. From The-Tidings, Southern California, USA by Father Richard P. McBrien
   http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1112/essays.htm