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- A Belgian Parliamentary Commission Classified Opus Dei as a Sect - Brief article on the report to the Belgian Parliament; includes link to scan of original article in Spanish.
www.mgr.org/sect08.html
- About.com: Opus Dei - Synopsis of Opus Dei history in Spain, extracted from the Library of Congress's "Spain: A Country Study."
atheism.about.com/library/world/KZ/bl_SpainOpusDei.htm
- Anti-Opus Dei Legal Disclaimer - Legal document for use on anti-Opus Dei websites, email lists, in newspapers and magazines.
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/ld.html
- Belgian Parliamentary Commission Report on Sects - discusses Opus Dei as one of several sects active in Belgium; in French and Dutch; April 28, 1997; large PDF file; Doc # 313/7-95/96
www.lachambre.be/documents/L49/313/7.pdf
- Belgian Parliamentary Commission Report on Sects, Part II - discusses Opus Dei as one of several sects active in Belgium; in French and Dutch; April 28, 1997; large PDF file; Doc #313/8 - 95/96
www.lachambre.be/documents/L49/313/8.pdf
- Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei - Abstract of Carmen Maria del Tapia's book.
users2.ev1.net/~origins/opusdei/opusbook97.htm
- Bookreview: Their Kingdom Come - review of Robert Hutchinson's book
www.mcguffin.freeserve.co.uk/reviews/opusdei.htm
- Cease and Desist Order - Sample Cease and Desist Order/Letter for use against Opus Dei operatives when they harass, intimidate, and pressure people.
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/cease.html
- Chilean Mayor Celebrates Opus Dei - report from The Santiago Times, Chile
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/chile.html
- Church braced against book on powerful cult working at its core - Robert Hutchison's exposé of the secretive and ruthless organisation Opus Dei claims that the sect has infiltrated not only the Catholic Church, but also media and governments at very high levels. [The Herald]
home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/herald.html
- Clergy alarm over 'white mafia' - As Archbishop George Pell prepares to move to Sydney, he will leave his successor a new controversy involving the expansion of a Catholic group that critics describe as 'the white mafia'; from Australia
www.theage.com.au/news/2001/04/01/FFXB4QP8YKC.html
- Controversial Catholic pushed for sainthood - The Vatican has opened the last door to the canonization of Josemaria Escriva, but he and Opus Dei, the organization he founded, are extremely unpopular among liberal Catholics. [Toronto Globe and Mail]
www.phillyburbs.com/couriertimes/news/news_archive/0118contraversial.htm
- Controversial priest to become saint - Reports on upcoming canonization of Opus Dei's founder Josemaria Escriva. [Chicago Sun-Times]
www.indybay.org/news/2002/03/118309.php
- Detailed statistics on North American HQ building - from MayPinska.com - detailed stats on the Opus Dei North American HQ building in NYC from the architects of the structure; includes floorplans, cutaway drawing, interior pictures, information on design
maypinska.com/pages/projects/buildbodylex.htm
- Foundations and Financial Assets - Listing of over 70 Opus Dei-controlled foundations in the US, with assets totaling over $400 million; from the Opus Dei Awareness Network
www.odan.org/foundations.htm
- Founder of Opus Dei Will Be Canonized - from The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A7612-2002Feb26
- Freedom of Mind Center - from FreedomOfMind.com; creator of The BITE Model of mind control; excellent site provides extensive information on cult groups, terrorist organizations, and mind control
www.freedomofmind.com/groups/opus/opus.asp
- Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God - Profile of this militant, fundamentalist, secretive, authoritarian organization, which displays features of a cult.
www.publiceye.org/research/Group_Watch/Entries-102.htm
- Guidelines for Opus Dei within the Diocese of Westminster - Promulgated by Cardinal Hume, Archbishop of Westminster, United Kingdom
home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/hume.html
- How to Prevent Opus Dei Infiltration - Guide on how to prevent Opus Dei from infiltrating and taking over a Catholic young adult group, college/university Campus Ministry or any other Catholic organization
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/guide.html
- In Perils of Opus Dei - Article with information on membership and articles from their constitution. [The Perilous Times]
www.worldmissions.org/Clipper/Catholics/ThePapalUnderground.htm
- Inside Opus Dei - Article from student newspaper in Toronto, reporting on a local Opus Dei center. [Varsity]
www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/119/nov10/feature/inside.html
- Inside the world of Opus Dei - A look at the sharp disagreement about Opus Dei. [The Journal News]
www.thejournalnews.com/OpusDei/042201/22opus
- Into the Mirror - Excerpt taken from book about Robert Hassen; provides insight into Opus Dei recruiting; file in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html
www.electricartists.com/itm/intothemirror-catholicism.pdf
- Leopards in the Temple - article from The Remant newspaper
www.odan.org/leopards_in_the_temple.htm
- Mi General - Opus Dei activity in Chile. [Z Magazine]
www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/pettiferapril2000.htm
- My Encounter with Opus Dei - The first chapter of the book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei," by Maria del Carmen Tapia.
www.nytimes.com/books/first/t/tapia-threshold.html
- National Public Radio Report (US) - Radio report from the highly regarded NPR on Opus Dei in Real Audio format; Real Audio software can be downloaded for free from NPR at: http://www.npr.org/realmedia/realaudio.html
www.npr.org/ramfiles/980725.wesat.07.ram
- New York Daily News article (US) - article on the opening of Opus Dei's headquarters and general information
www.nydailynews.com/2001-05-13/News_and_Views/City_Beat/a-111000.asp
- Opus Dei - Transcript of PBS program which interviewed both members and critics. [Religion & Ethics Newsweekly]
www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week444/cover.html
- Opus Dei Gains Prestige - from Cult Studies Review
www.cultsandsociety.com/csr_news/csr_newsgrp/opusdei_2002_01_31.htm
- Opus Dei Headquarters, New York City - information on Opus Dei Headquarters, New York City from Skyscrapers.com
www.skyscrapers.com/english/worldmap/building/0.9/100380/index.html
- Opus Dei on the Rise - Special series of investigative reports on the secretive, conservative, well-connected, and controversial organization. [ABC News]
abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/opusdei_story1.html
- Opus Dei prestige on display at centenary event - Report from Rome on 100th anniversary of Escriva's birth. [National Catholic Reporter]
www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/011802/011802f.htm
- Opus Dei school insists on 'right' over P1-B QC land - Quezon City councilor threatened in fight over government land which had been lent rent-free to an exclusive Opus Dei school. When neighbors questioned the arrangement, Opus Dei insisted it would fight for its legal rights. [Philippine Daily Inquirer]
www.inq7.net/met/2001/aug/19/met_1-1.htm
- Opus Dei: The Pope's Bold and Beautiful - Transcript of a 30-minute television documentary program, which was seen nationally in Finland. [Talking Heads]
www.dlc.fi/~andelin/opusbold.htm
- Opus Dei: The Pope's Right Arm in Europe - Report by Gordon Urquhart which focuses on Opus Dei's direct involvement in politics.
www.cath4choice.org/nobandwidth/English/pubs/ccie1Long.asp
- Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage - Independent and critical information about Opus Dei. Tries to view both good and bad sides of the organisation (with an emphasis on critical points of view).
www.mond.at/opus.dei
- Pell, Opus Dei and Signs of a New Elitism - Article about the wariness of Opus Dei's increasing influence in the Archdiocese of Sydney, Australia; from the Sydney Morning Herald
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/sydney.html
- Questions Persist about Opus Dei - Article begins about halfway down the page. Criticism of the group and its founder, compares Opus Dei's characteristics against the Vatican's own criteria for discerning what is a cult.
www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0171a.html
- Rick Ross: Opus Dei - Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization.
www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html
- Robert Hanssen and his involvement with Opus Dei - from CrimeLibrary.com
www.crimelibrary.com/spies/hanssen/5.htm
- Sainted or Tainted? - Accusations of psychological manipulation by Opus Dei are numerous enough to cause concern. [The Times Higher Education Supplement]
home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/times.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]
www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/12/reviews/971012.12steinft.html
- Spies, Spooks, and the Catholic Church? - Questions the secrecy surrounding Opus Dei, given its influence in the corridors of power. Nothing can justify elitism and sadomasochism on the part of a group that claims to be Catholic. By Catharine A. Henningsen. [The American Catholic]
taconline.org/Henningsen401.htm
- Taking Five: Opus Dei - Series of articles written by a veteran Catholic journalist.
www.takingfive.com/archives.htm#opusdei
- Telling Oversights - Critique of article from The London Free Press
home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/sun.htm
- The Bureau and the Mole - excerpt from the book; discusses Opus Dei in northern Virginia
www.bureauandthemole.com/from_book.php
- The continent of hope - Opus Dei has always sided with dictatorships in Latin America, and has worked to drive out the influence of liberation theology. Excerpts from Galatea magazine.
www.ticino.com/usr/alfag/vocatio/contributi/sudamerica-e.htm
- The Daily Telegraph (London) - Opus Dei lifts lid without revealing secrets
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/telegrap.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. [The Tablet]
www.thetablet.co.uk/sample02.shtml
- The K Street Lobbyist - Excellent article from slate.com which highlights many of the elements of Opus Dei that directly contradict Catholic teaching
slate.msn.com/?id=2069194&device=
- The Organization - report from Canada; The New Catholic Times
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/org.html
- The Religion Report (Australia) - Brief report on Opus Dei's first Cardinal
www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s240626.htm
- The Truth About Opus Dei--An Extremely Dangerous Sect - From a Peruvian Catholic perspective. Opus Dei is seen to be a deceitful secret society, whose founder was vulgar and whose methods are anything but Catholic. With links.
www.geocities.com/catolicos2001/truth.htm
- The Vatican's Own Cult - Article on the influence of this dangerous religious sect. By Robert Hutchison, author of the book "Their Kingdom Come: Inside the Secret World of Opus Dei." [The Guardian]
home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/guardian.html
- The Way of the Faithful - review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book; from The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/beyondthethreshold.htm
- Warning on Church Sect - report from Scotland, UK; from the Scottish Daily Record
pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/record.html
- What Is Opus Dei? - Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News]
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1722000/1722214.stm
- Opus Dei Awareness Network - US-based non profit organization; provides outreach and support to those adversely impacted by Opus Dei. Site contains excellent information. Coordinates worldwide anti-Opus Dei movement within the Roman Catholic Church. Group composed of practicing Catholics loyal to The Church, The Pope and The Roman Catholic Faith
www.odan.org
- Opus Dei in the United States - Considered to be one of the best articles available today on Opus Dei; written by the eminent Jesuit scholar Father James Martin, an Associate Editor at America Press in New York City, USA.
www.americapress.org/articles/martin-opusdei.htm
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