Opus Dei, literally meaning "The Work of God" was founded in Spain 1928 by the priest Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer.

He based its mission upon the idea that lay Catholics could achieve holiness without entering a religious order.

Instead it could be extended to their everyday work, attaining it through a combination of prayer, principle and unquestioned adherence to Catholic teachings on all social issues - including those frowning upon religious dissent. Over the last twenty years its influence has grown significantly in the United States.

National Catholic Reporter correspondent John L. Allen has identified Bishop Robert Finn of the Kansas City and St. Joseph, Bishop Nicholas DeMarzio of Brooklyn and Queens, Archbishop John Myers of Newark, and Archbishop José Gomez of San Antonio as having strong links to Opus Dei.

Read more in Part 2.

Part 1.

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