Is Opus Dei A Catholic Cult?
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml "The Da Vinci Code" brought attention to a little known Catholic institution, Opus Dei, yet some think the book negatively ...
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The DaVinci Code, which is one of the best-selling books of modern time, brought attention to a little known Catholic institution - Opus Dei. But many would argue that the book negatively and falsely portrays the real intentions of the institution. So what is Opus Dei really like? Opus Dei means, “work of God” in Latin. It was founded in 1928, in Madrid, by the Catholic Priest, Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer. It follows all the practices of Catholicism, with the additional stipulation that members should actively endeavor to be saint-like in their day-to-day lives. And although Escriva’s ideas caused an initial stir, Opus Dei has since been accepted within the Holy Roman Catholic Church as their first and ONLY “personal prelature”. This means that instead of being a part of the...
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The DaVinci Code, which is one of the best-selling books of modern time, brought attention to a little known Catholic institution - Opus Dei. But many would argue that the book negatively and falsely portrays the real intentions of the institution. So what is Opus Dei really like? Opus Dei means, “work of God” in Latin. It was founded in 1928, in Madrid, by the Catholic Priest, Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer. It follows all the practices of Catholicism, with the additional stipulation that members should actively endeavor to be saint-like in their day-to-day lives. And although Escriva’s ideas caused an initial stir, Opus Dei has since been accepted within the Holy Roman Catholic Church as their first and ONLY “personal prelature”. This means that instead of being a part of the...
