He spent investigating Opus Dei, a Catholic group accused of a vast conspiracy of abuse. Then...

[Just_Vote_Dem]

Pope Leo asked to meet.

Gareth Gore’s 2024 book Opus alleges decades of manipulation, which the group has denied. He believes the pope wanted to send a clear message


Gareth Gore was on a research trip to California earlier this year when he was told to expect a call from the Vatican arranging a one-on-one audience with the pope.

Gore was stunned. In 2024 he published the book Opus, a meticulously researched and gripping account of the abuses allegedly perpetrated by Opus Dei, the highly secretive Catholic group started by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in the 1920s. Over a century Opus Dei established itself as a deeply religious order that, they claim, helps ordinary people “love God and serve others through work well done, carried out with honesty and integrity”.


Gore’s book lays out claims the organisation is at the heart of a conspiracy involving child grooming, human trafficking, and psychological and emotional control, with former members saying the group used private confessions as leverage against members and drugged those under its sway – claims Opus Dei categorically denies. Gore reported that Opus Dei collaborated closely with the bloody dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain, before supporting rightwing causes around the world.

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Gore believes Opus Dei would never have been able to function without the complicity of the Vatican – which made the invitation from Pope Leo all the more surprising.
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More at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/06/opus-dei-gareth-gore-pope-leo

[blm]

1. Opus Dei Supreme Court. Perverted control freaks.

[sop]

2. Great interview, a must read Guardian article.

[Clouds Passing]

3. Modern day remake of knights templar

[MLWR]

4. At least half the so-called "justices" on the SCOTUS are members of Opus Dei

No real surprise there.

[Scrivener7]

7. Yes they are. And Pope Leo knows it and doesn't like it. I am impressed with that man.

[Scrivener7]

5. I read Gareth Gore's book. It's wild. Well worth the read.

[AverageOldGuy]

6. Then perhaps Pope Leo . . .

. . . can look into the Vatican's relationship with Hitler?

[Scrivener7]

8. This first. This is happening on his watch. And he does seem to be kneecapping Opus Dei.

If I'm not mistaken, their "personal prelature" designation has been rescinded and he has put them into a position that's like a probation pending investigation. I think they are pretty powerless while the investigation is happening.

[SocialDemocrat61]

10. Ok

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_and_Nazi_Germany

[MustLoveBeagles]

9. A must read

Thanks for posting

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. I'm glad Pope Leo is doing this

It makes me worry about his safety.

[poli-junkie]

12. Great interview 👍 Thanks!

I had heard vaguely about Opus Dei, like Dan Brown’s book “The DaVinci Code”, but I’d like to learn more about its infiltrating levers of government. It’s a society that justifies their depravity.