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Pope is about to dismantle scandal-plagued Opus Dei, says expert

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 18, 2025
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Cilice, used for corporal mortification in some religions (Albert Lozano/shutterstock.com)

As reported in Christopher Hale (a political operative and writer who ran Catholic outreach for President Obama’s 2012 campaign), Pope Leo XIV is weeks away from approving statutes that would vaporize Opus Dei as a unified organization. The group that gave us both …

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