by eric144 » Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:03 pm
It was a total wind up. He said it about 5 minutes after he accused me of anti-semitism. To make it clear, I do not have a positive attitude to the Catholic church but wouldn't indulge in simple minded conspiracies which are legion.<br><br>However, most Catholics would no question find the article offensive and sectarian. Opus Dei is controversial but mainstream and a British politician who is more left wing than any American presidential candidate and 99% of congressmen in US history is indeed a member of Opus Dei.<br><br>Here is an article which deplores the kind of ridiculous conspiratorial nonsense in the sectarian article in question.<br><br>A wholesome reality shines beyond the dark conspiracy<br><br>"Reporting on the Vatican for many years for CNN, Allen has met dozens if not hundreds of Opus Dei members. “I never came across anything that struck me as conspiratorial or ominous,” <br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3933-1815786,00.html">www.timesonline.co.uk/art...86,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>This contradicts the idea that Opus dei was a fascist organisation. The catholic church has always been anti-communist and Opus Dei followed that line in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Are you saying the Catholic Church itself is fascist ?<br><br>"This involvement remains a sensitive subject. "Opus Dei is filed under F for Franco," concedes Jack Valero, the organisation's spokesman in Britain. "Some members worked in Franco's Spain, became ministers of his. But Opus Dei people are free to do whatever they wish politically. Other members were against Franco." He cites the dissident Rafael Calvo Serer, who was driven into exile in the early 70s and saw the newspaper he published closed by the government. "<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,2763,1400400,00.html">www.guardian.co.uk/spain/...00,00.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>