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In the Dan Brown book Da Vinci Code, there are all sorts of comments about Opus Dei and their shadowy attempts to hide or discover the truth about Jesus and Mary M. Just what is going on here? Many people have pointed out the great fiction of the conspiracies with Opus Dei. These are CLEARLY fiction. There are plenty of REAL mysterious groups out there he could have used, but he chose to use one that is incredibly bland. Maybe he did that on purpose so he wouldn't get sued or stalked :) Opus Dei in fact Has an Official Website at OpusDei.org - hardly secret :) They are very recent - founded in 1928 by Josemaria Escriva. Josemaria was only 26 at the time, and was a Catholic Priest. He died in 1975 and has since been canonized. In essence, Opus Dei is about real, ordinary people dedicating their life to God's work. It wants every person to "be a saint". There are courses and seminars held to this goal, but it is about people being in the modern, daily world, helping the world be a better place. Opus Dei members don't go off to mountaintops. They are married, have jobs, raise families, but do the best they can to honor God at every moment in their lives. Only 2% of Opus Dei members are priests. The rest are "average, every day" people that have a focus on doing God's work. There are no vows or commitments, just a resolution to do the best they can to help others. The statutes of Opus Dei specifically forbid secrecy about the organization - the purpose of the organization is to spread the word of God and to help others. ON THE DOWN SIDE: Opus Dei is pretty clearly fascist. They supported the efforts of Hitler and Mussolini to "stamp out communism" and the extreme steps they took. They read their members' mail and control their thoughts. From their book "The Way": "You shall not buy books without the advice of an experienced Christian. It is so easy to buy something useless or mischievous. Often people believe they are carrying a book under their arm ... but they only carry a load of mud." So you can only read what they allow you to read. I doubt they would allow their members to read The Da Vinci Code :)Read full review
This DVD shatters many myths about Opus Dei, especially with the movie 'The Da Vinci Code' taking extreme liberties with the truth (and the book of the same title). Opus Dei is not an organization comprised of cultish, mindless zombies inhabiting an outer realm of the Catholic Church, and this DVD does a very nice job of illustrating that fact. If you are interested about the truth concerning Opus Dei and it's members, it's practices and approach to Faith, this is the DVD for you. Enjoy!
This is a good documentary.
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An interesting and informative video based on facts about this organization.
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Great Documentary for Opus Dei investigator. Pro Opus Dei perspective full of information about the catholic cult. confirms they inflict pain on themselves and confirms their power within the catholic church.
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