Opus Dei
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Monday June 8, 2009
Catholic Church • Opus Dei:
British film-maker Roland Joffe is to recreate the life and miracles of Jose Maria Escriva de Balaguer, the Spanish priest who founded Opus Dei, one of the most influential and secretive organisations within the Catholic Church. The film seems set to stir up more controversy, following in the wake of several screen hits tapping into public fascination with tales of Opus-inspired crimes and conspiracies, which have set Vatican chasubles aflap.
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Sunday November 4, 2007
Opus Dei:
An Opus Dei defector tells of threats and humiliation she suffered during 13 years in the secret sect.
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Wednesday January 24, 2007
Opus Dei:
The controversial religious sect, Opus Dei has accused the BBC of portraying its members as murderers, thieves and adulterers in a furious row over a popular fictional drama.
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Monday October 16, 2006
Opus Dei:
The Liberal Democrats have launched a fierce attack on Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly – insisting her personal beliefs were incompatible with defending gay rights. Equality spokeswoman Lorely Burt called on Ms Kelly – a practising member of the Opus Dei branch of the Catholic church – to stand down immediately.
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Monday July 24, 2006
Opus Dei:
Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic organisation, has paid a rare and fulsome tribute to Gianmario Roveraro, an Italian banker who was found murdered last week, chopped into pieces beneath a motorway bridge.
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Sunday July 23, 2006
Opus Dei:
The badly beaten and mutilated corpse of Gianmario Roveraro, one of Italy's reputedly most pious financiers, was discovered "cut to pieces" under a motorway overpass near Parma yesterday, some two weeks after he was kidnapped while returning home from a meeting of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei.
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Tuesday May 16, 2006
Opus Dei:
Each Saturday evening, in the privacy of his modest bedroom in north London, he removes his shirt and reaches for a five-tailed whip. Quietly intoning a recitation, he starts to scourge his back.
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Opus Dei:
The most potentially damaging portrayal in "The Da Vinci Code" is of Opus Dei, the pious religious movement founded by St. Josemaria Escriva in 1928 as a way of bringing ordinary people closer to God in their everyday work and life.
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Monday May 15, 2006
Opus Dei:
Conservative Catholic group defending itself as controversy swirls
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Opus Dei:
Blockbuster bonus: Despite the rigors of belonging the secretive sect, the group finds itself enjoying unprecedented levels of public interest
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Monday April 17, 2006
Opus Dei:
April 15, 2006(CBS) No matter how hectic Elizabeth Heil's day gets, the graduate student sets one priority above all others.
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Sunday April 16, 2006
Opus Dei:
ROME, Italy (AP) -- The conservative religious group Opus Dei has asked for a disclaimer on the upcoming film based on the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."
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Wednesday February 15, 2006
Opus Dei:
ROME, Italy (AP) -- The conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei said Tuesday it had no intention of calling for a boycott of the upcoming film "The Da Vinci Code," but said it hopes the much-awaited film could still be changed so that "there aren't references that would hurt Catholics."
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Monday February 13, 2006
Opus Dei:
NEW YORK: Portrayed in the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code as a secretive cult willing to murder to defend a fictional 2000-year-old Catholic cover-up, Opus Dei is promoting its softer side before the movie of the book arrives in May.
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Monday January 23, 2006
Opus Dei:
The Catholic organisation Opus Dei is asking censors to give the Hollywood version of Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code an adult rating because of the "hateful image" of the group it portrays.
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Monday December 19, 2005
Opus Dei:
Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church
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Friday November 18, 2005
Opus Dei:
Catholic society goes Hollywood in attempt to defend its image
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Thursday October 6, 2005
Opus Dei:
London - Opus Dei, the conservative Roman Catholic group which gained international notoriety in The Da Vinci Code, is too secretive for its own good, says the author of a new study on the controversial organisation.
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Friday September 16, 2005
Opus Dei:
The successful novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown has raised public interest in the controversial Catholic lay group Opus Dei, depicting it as a sect focused on wealth and power.
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Wednesday September 14, 2005
Opus Dei:
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday blessed a statue of the founder of the conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei, saying he hoped it will serve as inspiration for those who passed by to "do one's daily work in the spirit of Christ."
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Monday July 25, 2005
Opus Dei:
(AP) - The best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" pays hostile attention to the zealously conservative Roman Catholic order Opus Dei and its use of "corporal mortification" _ voluntarily punishing one's own body as a spiritual discipline.
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Monday July 11, 2005
Opus Dei:
MADRID: A gold seal emblazoned on the stone altar of a house in a wealthy Madrid neighbourhood reminds the young men of Opus Dei of their mission.
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Wednesday April 20, 2005
Opus Dei:
As a member of Opus Dei, Greg Bookallil is used to questions about that book: international bestseller The Da Vinci Code. Even friends of the father of four want to know if he leads a secret life.
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Conservative group enjoyed John Paul II's support
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Friday April 15, 2005
Opus Dei:
ROME -- Sure, Peter Bancroft said, he does use a small, cotton whip to lash his back or buttocks once a week (in private). And yes, most days he wears an abrasive metal chain around his thigh for a couple of hours that causes him discomfort but no lasting damage.
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