Is Opus Dei as secret and
dangerous as it was portrayed in The Da Vinci Code?
Opus Dei, In the Tail is Poison -
Work of God
by Dana Smith
Upon the Roman Hill, Caesar
announced "Veni, vidi, vici.". This interpreted means " I
came, I saw, I conquered." Today, we have many such announcements
from victors. The one such speaking would be unutterable if it were
coming from a secret society known as the "Opus Dei". This
organization also is known as the "Holy Mafia" for its "allegedly
secretive practices, aggressive recruiting tactics, and its ability
to seemingly "...exert undue influence on the Vatican.
Opus Dei or "the work of
God", today is an organization that was started in 1902 by a priest
named Josemaria Escriva Babastros, Spain. Quoting this priest we
find such statements as "Blessed be pain. Loved be pain. Sanctified
be pain. . . Glorified be pain!" (The Way, 208) or "What has been
lost through the flesh, the flesh should pay back: be generous in
your penance". (The Forge 207). It is within the framework I believe
of good intentions this started with Josemaria. The organization
started mainly as a way for lay people to do the "work of God"
within the Catholic church. Today, however, this small organization
remembers its pivotal thrust into power by Pope John Paul II. For it
was this Pope who helped it to receive more attention and influence
within the Vatican. For in 1982, the Pope made Opus Dei a personal
prelature status within the church. This means an organization with
structure, money, means, and a motive has no one to answer to,
except the Pope, once every five years. Plenty of time to hide what
you are doing. For those wanting information, there are no financial
statements, no membership lists, a concealment of the number of
actual members, keeping quiet about names of members, and members
also are not to tell anyone they belong to Opus Dei. Affiliate
organizations even keep their close connections to Opus Dei a
secret. The nature of this organization was brought to the forefront
by Dan Brown of the DaVinci Code fame. Although, this work
has also been debated around the world as to its authenticity, it
did bring Opus Dei to the front. Another book, however also notes
this organization. The Pope's Holy Mafia by Robert Hutchison
in 1961 targets the secretive nature as did Dan Brown. The book by
Robert Hutchison says it is a " mighty network of priesthood,
businessman, bankers, engineers and many other professions working
together to create a worldwide intelligence and business apparatus
which can influence any sphere of religion, politics or business."
The book coincides with Dan Brown's in that it shows a dark sinister
agency with the "work of God" attached to it. It is another "
another inquisition army which declared itself as being chosen by
God himself to rule the world."
Moreover, the agency can be
seen on various web sites portraying the front ad-hoc view.
Revealing the compassion driven, society caring, and sympathetic
nature of this true work of God. The truth, though, is somewhere in
the murky depths of this world of men and power. It is expected the
organization has 85,000 members, even though no one really knows for
sure. It is also know to have billions of dollars worth of money,
property, and influence. Among its supporters, seen in the U.S.A.
are some of the country's best- known conservatives. They are pegged
as Opus Dei sympathizers or friends: Antonin Scalia, Clarence
Thomas, Robert Bork, Republican senators Rick Santorum and Sam
Brownback, form Information Awareness Office director John M.
Poindexter and TV pundits Lawrence Kudlow and Robert Novak.
This secretive movement has
had members removed from its center. Many times these are people
that want out. This was true of Sharon Clausen. She was first
approached in 1981, while a freshman at Boston College. The term
Opus Dei, "work of God" has a romantic pull to it. On the surface
organizations like this use friendliness and deceptive means to lure
the unaware into it. As Sharon says "Yeah, looking back, I was
probably a little gullible, a little earnest, looking for direction.
Opus Dei offered me a room at Bayridge, their lavish single- sex
residence designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, on leafy Commonwealth
Avenue. Rent was reasonable, religious supervision free." She
decided to try it. From these innocent beginnings the trap had been
laid. As is such for many secret organizations. They bring you in
with such ease. Then over time coax you to join. After while they
lay the foundations for your becoming one of them. This includes
solid indoctrination, oversight, rigid discipline, removing you from
friends and family, and isolating you. Then they add the threat of
harm, ridicule, failure, and being an apostate from God.
This attitude is revealed in
the secret constitution of 1950, Number 103, Section 1: which states
" "A member who, after taking the Fidelity, illegitimately separates
himself from the Center to which he pertains with the intention to
remove himself from obedience is said to be an apostate from the
Institute. This malicious intention may be lawfully presumed if the
member does not demonstrate his will to the Director, within one
month, of returning or surrendering himself." This statement simply
put, means they can do anything under Gods law to get the offender
back to God. Remember the inquisition by the Roman Catholic Church.
It was charged with the eradication of heresy within the church. By
means of torture and death many Christians died at their hands. All
of this was done in the name of God.
Why would such devotees
leave the "work of God"? The common thread that is apparent is the
secret nature and oversight attached to it. No one really knows
today what goes on with members in these organizations. These are
traveling dioceses' with their own government and not one person to
answer too, except those within their immediate organization.
Another part of the puzzle is the macabre nature of handling the
disciples. From those who have left the organization and live to
tell about it comes the following. They have to wear a barbed thigh
chain called a cilice for two hours a day. If you forgot you had it
on, it would draw blood when you sat down. Sleeping on floors,
sleeping without pillows, discipline which meant being whipped with
a long macrame rope. Along with all this came cold showers and
sleeping on bed boards. You cannot see your family, no outside
friendships (except to woo in others), no photo's except that of the
founder Josemaria Escriva. If you wanted to leave, you simply were
headed for damnation and although all this is totally unbiblical,
followers were again considered an apostate.
In cavda venenvm is
Latin for "in the tail is the poison". In other words, watch out for
what you don't see. Even if the head doesn't bite, it doesn't mean
it won't hurt you somehow. There are many such organizations like
this one. Is this one a legit god-fearing organization? Is it a
secret power of the Pope created for the "one world religion" and
"new world order"? The many characteristics that people say it has
when they get out of it, suggest it is a serpent with poison in the
tail. It doesn't bite with its mouth. Watch out for its back part,
that which is hidden behind the head. This is the place where you
can get bitten. In the dark shadows where reality is what men want
them to be. In Latin you can say "Homines libenter quod volunt
credunt" or " Men believe what they want to". (Terentius) Those
ruling this 'Opus Dei" or "work of God" see themselves as creating a
world for the Catholic idea of one world religion. This they intend
to do, no matter who gets hurt. After all, what is pain?
In conclusion, I want you to
think about this statement. "Why do the Angels speak in Latin"? From
the early confines of the Catholic hierarchy, all was done in Latin.
It took a layman to print the first bible in a language that all
people and laymen could read. From these beginnings we have been
able to put what men say against the bible, the Word of God. Here is
where evil is seen in the light of the Word of the Lord. We see what
men say is truth with the Bible which is Truth. From this comparison
we see the True light. When a person confronts such secret
organizations, know this. They seek power, influence, and the rise
of the propaganda they belong too. The New World Order is here now.
It has not reached its level of prominence it is destined for. When
it does, there shall stand the "man of perdition" and all those
secret organizations like "Opus Dei" who made it possible. For this
Man of Sin, The Antichrist will reveal himself to be God in the
temple of God. Thus, a one world order, a one world religion, and a
God on earth who will rule and reign. Even if he isn't God, many
will think he is. Thus, "Homines libenter quod volunt credunt" or "
Men believe what they want to".
Dana G Smith is a writer,
author of the book
D Day for
America, and is the Watchman of
http://www.wingswatchman.org. Bibliography available
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