Who are the 'Opus Dei' and what do they stand for?

Question

just curious - that's all.

Answer 1

"Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an international organization which is part of the Roman Catholic Church. "Opus Dei" is Latin for "The Work of God", and the organization is sometimes known simply as "the Work".[1][2]

Opus Dei emphasizes the Catholic belief that "everyone is called to become a saint" and that "ordinary life is a path to sanctity".[3] Hence, only a small minority of Opus Dei's approximately 85,000 members are priests.[4] The bulk of the membership, known as "Supernumeraries", lead traditional family lives and have secular careers.[4] The other three classes of members, "Numeraries", "Associates", and "Numerary-assistants", are required to be celibate, and often live in special centers.[4]

Opus Dei was founded in Spain in 1928 by Roman Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá.[5] In 1950, Opus Dei was given final approval by Pope Pius XII.[6] In 1982, the organization was made into a personal prelature— its jurisdiction is not linked to one specific geographic area, but instead covers the persons in Opus Dei, wherever they are.[6] Opus Dei is the only Catholic organization of this type.[4]

Critics of Opus Dei have argued that the organization is cult-like, secretive, and highly controlling.[7] In contrast, supporters of the organization dispute the allegations made against Opus Dei.[8] Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI have singled it out for high praise,[9] and in 2002, Escrivá was canonized Saint Josemaría Escrivá.[10]"

Answer 2

Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an international organization which is part of the Roman Catholic Church. "Opus Dei" is Latin for "The Work of God", and the organization is sometimes known simply as "the Work".

Opus Dei emphasizes the Catholic belief that "everyone is called to become a saint" and that "ordinary life is a path to sanctity"

Answer 3

Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an international organization which is part of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 4

Information from their website:

"Opus Dei is a Catholic institution founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Its mission is to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society

Opus Dei was founded in 1928. It was approved by the bishop of Madrid in 1941 and by the Holy See in 1947. Since 1982, Opus Dei has been a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. Personal prelatures exist to carry out specific pastoral missions in the Church, and are part of the jurisdictional, hierarchical structure of the Church. Personal prelatures have a prelate, secular priests, and men and women lay faithful, united as a single organism to carry out the prelature's mission. In Opus Dei’s case, this mission is to spread the ideal of holiness in the middle of the world."

Response to the "Da Vinci Code"

"Many people are intrigued by the claims about Christian history and theology presented in The Da Vinci Code. We would like to remind them that The Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction, and it is not a reliable source of information on these matters. "

All in all, it appears to be another Christian group that attracts a lot of followers and was made into a public figure by the book, "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.
I hope this helps!

Answer 5

bunch of weird extreme religious people. they like to suffer. they think they will be closer to god if they are unhappy, or cut themselves etc.......

Answer 6

sure