Last week I posted Real Catholic TV's celebration of Opus Dei and its offerings as a solution to the formation crisis within the Catholic Church - along with my own "sed contra". Today my colleague at Les Femmes posted a piece that disclosed that an Opus Dei Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano of the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, is giving shelter to Father Carlos Urrutigoity, founder of the now-disgraced Society of St. John. Father Urrutigoity is himself a pederast. Randy Engel, president of U.S. Coaltion for Life International, is the source of this information. She is the author of Rite of Sodomy, a book that exposes the homosexual network that currently infests the clergy. She echoes my beliefs that these organizations are cults.
She suggests that you contact Real Catholic TV. I too encourage you to do so. Let me give you a "heads-up". I did that as I posted my own piece. Immediately I was told that I and others were "spreading calumny", and that the first-hand testimonies of those cited by the Opus Dei Awareness Network (see right sidebar) were to be disregarded since they didn't agree with Opus Dei teachings. (I have the emails that document all this) Readers, that type of response is a sign that the responder may well be under thought-reform influence. Take it with a grain of salt, and don't be inclined to disregard your own native intelligence.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
The "Answer" According to Real Catholic TV
As promised yesterday, here it is. But read below for my opposing viewpoint.
As we know, in matters such as these, there are many areas in which good faithful Catholics can disagree -this is one of them! With all due respect to those good and sincere people associated with Opus Dei, I now issue my "caveat emptor". As you examine the site that Voris recommended, I suggest that you review the materials of the Opus Dei Awareness Network at http://www.odan.org/. What you'll read are the accounts of ex-members of Opus Dei who relay their stories of how they were subjected to subtle thought reform and increasing mental control. Note that there are few complaints about the doctrine espoused therein; the focus lies in how they were treated.
Opus Dei is by no means the only group to practice such tactics. There have been similar complaints about Regnum Christi; the sad, sordid story of Father Maciel is a typical tale of what can happen when one or few people exercise near-total mental/emotional control of their followers. Other of the "new liturgical movements" have come under similar fire: Focalare, etc.
Some of you might recall that some of the "Catholic charismatic" groups also were caught up in such practices and some shut down by their local bishops; with this last scenario I am all too familiar as such was my experience. I therefore know first-hand the harm that can be done - in the name of God - by individuals who seek to arrogate total authority over other people.
Therefore I disagree most vehemently with Mr. Voris on this topic. Opus Dei is no answer and in fact may well bring its own slew of serious problems.
As we know, in matters such as these, there are many areas in which good faithful Catholics can disagree -this is one of them! With all due respect to those good and sincere people associated with Opus Dei, I now issue my "caveat emptor". As you examine the site that Voris recommended, I suggest that you review the materials of the Opus Dei Awareness Network at http://www.odan.org/. What you'll read are the accounts of ex-members of Opus Dei who relay their stories of how they were subjected to subtle thought reform and increasing mental control. Note that there are few complaints about the doctrine espoused therein; the focus lies in how they were treated.
Opus Dei is by no means the only group to practice such tactics. There have been similar complaints about Regnum Christi; the sad, sordid story of Father Maciel is a typical tale of what can happen when one or few people exercise near-total mental/emotional control of their followers. Other of the "new liturgical movements" have come under similar fire: Focalare, etc.
Some of you might recall that some of the "Catholic charismatic" groups also were caught up in such practices and some shut down by their local bishops; with this last scenario I am all too familiar as such was my experience. I therefore know first-hand the harm that can be done - in the name of God - by individuals who seek to arrogate total authority over other people.
Therefore I disagree most vehemently with Mr. Voris on this topic. Opus Dei is no answer and in fact may well bring its own slew of serious problems.
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