A few years ago, E. Michael Jones wrote a book called "The Man Behind The Curtain", which was basically a hit piece on Michael Voris of Church Militant TV. I read the book, too. One thing that immediately took me aback was the admission that Jones got some of his material from conversations with Voris's spiritual director at the time. I thought to myself, "what kind of spiritual director reveals information divulged to him in confidence?" If the information was gleaned during the Sacrament of Confession and the director was a priest, then said director violated the Confessional Seal and incurred automatic excommunication.
I did find it odd that Jones never mentioned Opus Dei, even though I clearly recall when Voris touted it on one of his Vortexes (I blogged about it at the time). Randy Engel, author of "Rite Of Sodomy", today released her piece "All The Men Behind The Opus Dei Curtain". In it, she details not only Voris's connection with Opus Dei, but that of Jones himself (why he never mentioned OD)?
As you read the piece, you'll see how Opus Dei puts out its tentacles into all sorts of ventures, each of these hiding under various names but all having common directors (not unlike the various progressive organizations sharing their "usual suspects"). I share her conclusion that Opus Dei is a cult that engages in destructive thought-reform control of its members. By far it is not the only organization with a Catholic veneer to do so. We all recall how the Legionnaires of Christ / Regnum Christi empire went down in flames as Father Marcel Maciel was disciplined by Pope Benedict XVI. I myself was a member of a charismatic cult so I've experienced first-hand the tactics employed by these outfits.
Ladies and gentlemen, even though the Catholic Church is under vicious attack, even from the papacy, it is she who bestows the Sacraments and Teachngs. Anything else is, at best, extraneous.
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Can you re-post your link in the above article to your discussion of Michael Voris and Opus Dei? The posted link takes me back to this same article. Thanks,
ReplyDeleteApologies. I'll fix that later this evening.
DeleteI just tested it. The link does work. Are you clicking on the one that is actually the title of her article? The other link does indeed go to old blog posts.
DeleteOne should also ask Randy Engel if she is the indefatigable reporter on homosexual infiltration into the American hierarchy why she is silent on homosexual activity at the very highest levels of the same hierarchy? True, one needs the "smoking gun". Perhaps Engel should devote more energy to unmasking high ranking homosexual prelates, rather than hound Michael Voris. Just what is her game?
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you ask her?
DeleteI would think her book, 'Rite of Sodomy' uncovered the problem of homosexuality in the hierarchy without a doubt but???
DeleteFascinating article by Randy Engel. Thank you for your post that highlights her investigation into Opus Dei. Before this, I knew from bits and pieces that the Prelature was cultish in practice, I had no idea of the far reaching secretive tentacles of the group in establishing financial hidden corporations that go all the way to the Vatican. She also explains in more detail how Michael Voris is connected and pretty much is enslaved whether or not by choice to the nefarious Prelature. Is is all about the money for him? Don't know if we'll ever know the answer to that, but whatever his situation is, he's gone in a very dangerous direction that holds him in chains. His so called spiritual director, Fr. Paul Nickelson, is evil through and through for disclosing Voris' personal past sins and for what purpose? Only an evil priest would do this, even if he could get away with it with the technicality of being a 'spiritual director' and not under pain of the sacrament of reconciliation. I have several choice names that fit this man, but charity forbids me from voicing them. Thank you again for helping to pull back the curtain even more on the evil that has infiltrated the Church.
ReplyDeleteHoly Mother Mary protect our faith and our faithful leaders.
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing our attention to this article (which I'll read later).
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing with Jones, Voris, Brammer, Fr. Nicholson was deeply disturbing. I couldn't bring myself to read the book. I remember reading Fr. Nicholson actually released personal emails as his spiritual advisor which are used in the book. Is this accurate?
Opus Dei has some solid orthodoxy and spiritual content which is helpful in the misfeasance and malfeasance of priests and bishops--and now we must sadly add 'the Roman Pontiff'. Hit it up for lectures, prayers, confession, some good homilies -- but its wise to stay away from all the hype and manipulation around the money.
Questions > Frequently Asked Questions about Opus Dei - http://www.opusdei.org/en-us/faq/#what-is-opus-dei
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Lack of knowledge can lead to irrational fears and unfounded generalizations. Suggest anyone with doubts and questions about this institution of the Catholic Church, a Personal Prelature, write them [contact - http://www.opusdei.org/en-us/contact/] and ask to pay a visit and spend sometime at one of their centers.
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My issue with them, and its is a serious one, is that they are pro Amoris Laetitia.
As a serious fan of both R. Engel and E. M. Jones, I was very disturbed by her bizarre "guilt by association" attack on Jones. Has she ever read any of his work? He is one of the most anti opus-judei writers out there.
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