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To Its Supporters Opus Dei Is A Spiritual Organization Dedicated To Preserving Catholic Orthodoxy In The Face Of Modernist Assault. To Its Detractors This Highly Secret Society Is A Church Within The Church, Promoting Its Own Ecclcsiastical Allegiances, Preserving An Antiquated Set Of Spiritual And Penitential Practices (including The Wearing Of Instruments Of Mortification Like The Cilice Or Spiked Bracelet), And With Some Of Its Members Supporting Right-wing Governments In Central And South America. Michael Walsh, An Eminent Catholic Scholar And Former Jesuit, Investigates The Hidden World Of Opus Dei And Describes Its Beginnings In Spain In 1928, Its Association With Franco's Regime, The Movement Of Its Headquarters To Rome In 1947, And Its Development Into A Worldwide Organization. Drawing Upon Interviews And Previously Unavailable Documents, Walsh Creates An Intriguing And Complex Portrait Of The Movement's Charismatic Founder, The Enigmatic Monsignor Josemaria Escriva De Balaguer. Drawing A Large Percentage Of Its Membership From The Wealthy Professional Classes, Opus Dei Is A Relatively Small Organization That Wields Considerable Power. In Spain, From The Mid-1960s To The Ea

Author

Walsh, Michael J., 1937-

Publisher

[San Francisco]: HarperSanFrancisco

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060692681

Subjects

Religion, Philosophy, Christian