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Chapter 5

           Tonightthebattlewillbewon,hethought,amazedthatonlymonthsagohehadfeltpowerlessagainstthehandsthatthreatenedtodestroyhisempire.

           Aspresident-generalofOpusDei,BishopAringarosahadspentthelastdecadeofhislifespreadingthemessageof«God’sWork»literally,OpusDei.Thecongregation,foundedin1928bytheSpanishpriestJosemaríaEscrivá,promotedareturntoconservativeCatholicvaluesandencourageditsmemberstomakesweepingsacrificesintheirownlivesinordertodotheWorkofGod.

           OpusDei’straditionalistphilosophyinitiallyhadtakenrootinSpainbeforeFranco’sregime,butwiththe1934publicationofJosemaríaEscrivá’sspiritualbookTheWay999pointsofmeditationfordoingGod’sWorkinone’sownlifeEscrivá’smessageexplodedacrosstheworld.Now,withoverfourmillioncopiesofTheWayincirculationinforty-twolanguages,OpusDeiwasaglobalforce.Itsresidencehalls,teachingcenters,andevenuniversitiescouldbefoundinalmosteverymajormetropolisonearth.OpusDeiwasthefastest-growingandmostfinanciallysecureCatholicorganizationintheworld.Unfortunately,Aringarosahadlearned,inanageofreligiouscynicism,cults,andtelevangelists,OpusDei’sescalatingwealthandpowerwasamagnetforsuspicion.

           «ManycallOpusDeiabrainwashingcult,»reportersoftenchallenged.«OtherscallyouanultraconservativeChristiansecretsociety.Whichareyou?»

           «OpusDeiisneither,»thebishopwouldpatientlyreply.«WeareaCatholicChurch.

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