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«
The
head
of
Opus
Dei
?
»
Of
course
I
know
of
him
.
Who
in
the
Church
doesn
’
t
?
Aringarosa
’
s
conservative
prelature
had
grown
powerful
in
recent
years
.
Their
ascension
to
grace
was
jump
-
started
in
1982
when
Pope
John
Paul
II
unexpectedly
elevated
them
to
a
»
personal
prelature
of
the
Pope
,
»
officially
sanctioning
all
of
their
practices
.
Suspiciously
,
Opus
Dei
’
s
elevation
occurred
the
same
year
the
wealthy
sect
allegedly
had
transferred
almost
one
billion
dollars
into
the
Vatican
’
s
Institute
for
Religious
Works
–
commonly
known
as
the
Vatican
Bank
–
bailing
it
out
of
an
embarrassing
bankruptcy
.
In
a
second
maneuver
that
raised
eyebrows
,
the
Pope
placed
the
founder
of
Opus
Dei
on
the
»
fast
track
»
for
sainthood
,
accelerating
an
often
century
-
long
waiting
period
for
canonization
to
a
mere
twenty
years
.
Sister
Sandrine
could
not
help
but
feel
that
Opus
Dei
’
s
good
standing
in
Rome
was
suspect
,
but
one
did
not
argue
with
the
Holy
See
.
«
Bishop
Aringarosa
called
to
ask
me
a
favor
,
»
the
abbé
told
her
,
his
voice
nervous
.
«
One
of
his
numeraries
is
in
Paris
tonight
…
»
As
Sister
Sandrine
listened
to
the
odd
request
,
she
felt
a
deepening
confusion
.
«
I
’
m
sorry
,
you
say
this
visiting
Opus
Dei
numerary
cannot
wait
until
morning
?
»
«
I
’
m
afraid
not
.
His
plane
leaves
very
early
.
He
has
always
dreamed
of
seeing
Saint
-
Sulpice
.
»
«
But
the
church
is
far
more
interesting
by
day
.
The
sun
’
s
rays
through
the
oculus
,
the
graduated
shadows
on
the
gnomon
,
this
is
what
makes
Saint
-
Sulpice
unique
.
»
«
Sister
,
I
agree
,
and
yet
I
would
consider
it
a
personal
favor
if
you
could
let
him
in
tonight
.
He
can
be
there
at
…
say
one
o
’
clock
?
That
’
s
in
twenty
minutes
.
»
Sister
Sandrine
frowned
.
«
Of
course
.
It
would
be
my
pleasure
.
»
The
abbé
thanked
her
and
hung
up
Puzzled
,
Sister
Sandrine
remained
a
moment
in
the
warmth
of
her
bed
,
trying
to
shake
off
the
cobwebs
of
sleep
.
Her
sixty
-
year
-
old
body
did
not
awake
as
fast
as
it
used
to
,
although
tonight
’
s
phone
call
had
certainly
roused
her
senses
.
Opus
Dei
had
always
made
her
uneasy
.
Beyond
the
prelature
’
s
adherence
to
the
arcane
ritual
of
corporal
mortification
,
their
views
on
women
were
medieval
at
best
.
She
had
been
shocked
to
learn
that
female
numeraries
were
forced
to
clean
the
men
’
s
residence
halls
for
no
pay
while
the
men
were
at
mass
;
women
slept
on
hardwood
floors
,
while
the
men
had
straw
mats
;
and
women
were
forced
to
endure
additional
requirements
of
corporal
mortification
…
all
as
added
penance
for
original
sin
.
It
seemed
Eve
’
s
bite
from
the
apple
of
knowledge
was
a
debt
women
were
doomed
to
pay
for
eternity
.
Sadly
,
while
most
of
the
Catholic
Church
was
gradually
moving
in
the
right
direction
with
respect
to
women
’
s
rights
,
Opus
Dei
threatened
to
reverse
the
progress
.
Even
so
,
Sister
Sandrine
had
her
orders
.
Swinging
her
legs
off
the
bed
,
she
stood
slowly
,
chilled
by
the
cold
stone
on
the
soles
of
her
bare
feet
.
As
the
chill
rose
through
her
flesh
,
she
felt
an
unexpected
apprehension
.
