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As
president
-
general
of
Opus
Dei
,
Bishop
Aringarosa
had
spent
the
last
decade
of
his
life
spreading
the
message
of
«
God
’
s
Work
»
–
literally
,
Opus
Dei
.
The
congregation
,
founded
in
1928
by
the
Spanish
priest
Josemaría
Escrivá
,
promoted
a
return
to
conservative
Catholic
values
and
encouraged
its
members
to
make
sweeping
sacrifices
in
their
own
lives
in
order
to
do
the
Work
of
God
.
Opus
Dei
’
s
traditionalist
philosophy
initially
had
taken
root
in
Spain
before
Franco
’
s
regime
,
but
with
the
1934
publication
of
Josemaría
Escrivá
’
s
spiritual
book
The
Way
–
999
points
of
meditation
for
doing
God
’
s
Work
in
one
’
s
own
life
–
Escrivá
’
s
message
exploded
across
the
world
.
Now
,
with
over
four
million
copies
of
The
Way
in
circulation
in
forty
-
two
languages
,
Opus
Dei
was
a
global
force
.
Its
residence
halls
,
teaching
centers
,
and
even
universities
could
be
found
in
almost
every
major
metropolis
on
earth
.
Opus
Dei
was
the
fastest
-
growing
and
most
financially
secure
Catholic
organization
in
the
world
.
Unfortunately
,
Aringarosa
had
learned
,
in
an
age
of
religious
cynicism
,
cults
,
and
televangelists
,
Opus
Dei
’
s
escalating
wealth
and
power
was
a
magnet
for
suspicion
.
«
Many
call
Opus
Dei
a
brainwashing
cult
,
»
reporters
often
challenged
.
«
Others
call
you
an
ultraconservative
Christian
secret
society
.
Which
are
you
?
»
«
Opus
Dei
is
neither
,
»
the
bishop
would
patiently
reply
.
«
We
are
a
Catholic
Church
.
We
are
a
congregation
of
Catholics
who
have
chosen
as
our
priority
to
follow
Catholic
doctrine
as
rigorously
as
we
can
in
our
own
daily
lives
.
»
«
Does
God
’
s
Work
necessarily
include
vows
of
chastity
,
tithing
,
and
atonement
for
sins
through
self
-
flagellation
and
the
cilice
?
»
«
You
are
describing
only
a
small
portion
of
the
Opus
Dei
population
,
»
Aringarosa
said
.
«
There
are
many
levels
of
involvement
.
Thousands
of
Opus
Dei
members
are
married
,
have
families
,
and
do
God
’
s
Work
in
their
own
communities
.
Others
choose
lives
of
asceticism
within
our
cloistered
residence
halls
.
These
choices
are
personal
,
but
everyone
in
Opus
Dei
shares
the
goal
of
bettering
the
world
by
doing
the
Work
of
God
.
Surely
this
is
an
admirable
quest
.
»
Reason
seldom
worked
,
though
.
The
media
always
gravitated
toward
scandal
,
and
Opus
Dei
,
like
most
large
organizations
,
had
within
its
membership
a
few
misguided
souls
who
cast
a
shadow
over
the
entire
group
.
Two
months
ago
,
an
Opus
Dei
group
at
a
mid
-
western
university
had
been
caught
drugging
new
recruits
with
mescaline
in
an
effort
to
induce
a
euphoric
state
that
neophytes
would
perceive
as
a
religious
experience
.
Another
university
student
had
used
his
barbed
cilice
belt
more
often
than
the
recommended
two
hours
a
day
and
had
given
himself
a
near
lethal
infection
.
In
Boston
not
long
ago
,
a
disillusioned
young
investment
banker
had
signed
over
his
entire
life
savings
to
Opus
Dei
before
attempting
suicide
.
Misguided
sheep
,
Aringarosa
thought
,
his
heart
going
out
to
them
.
