members or as an organisation held any shares in PNC or its subsidiaries/affiliates/associates?
They have just moved to a new $49 million HQ at 243 Lexington Avenue at East 34th Street, NYC:
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100380Edit:
Remember busted FBI traitor Bob Hanssen had extensive Opus Dei links:
"If there were one place that Hanssen did belong, it was Opus Dei. The group, founded in 1928, had just 84,000 members worldwide--3,000 in the U.S.--but its new $55 million, 17-story building in midtown Manhattan reflected a power far beyond its numbers. At least one member of the U.S. Supreme Court was said to be a member and the head of the FBI, Louis Freeh, was also rumored to belong. Still, even Catholics conceded that the group was controversial. Many members practiced self-flagellation, beating themselves while praying. Others wore the cilice, a spiked bracelet worn two hours a day around the thighs. Though the pain was supposed to replicate the agony of Christ at his crucifixion, most had difficulty understanding why such practices were necessary in a modern world. And since the group was private if not secret, rumors abounded. What was its goal? One of them, critics said, was to elect Opus Dei members as heads of countries and establish new governments where church and state are one.
Bonnie Hanssen’s brother is an Opus Dei priest in Rome whose office is mere steps away from the pope. One of Bob and Bonnie’s daughters is an Opus Dei numerary, a woman who has taken a vow of celibacy while remaining a layperson.
Bob Hanssen befriended best-selling espionage author James Bamford, and after pumping him for information about interviews he had had with Soviet leaders, would invite him to join him at Opus Dei meetings. “He was a little obsessed about it. Bob would rant about the evil in organizations like Planned Parenthood and how abortion was immoral,” Bamford recalled. Bamford, himself a Catholic, wrote this about his preoccupation with Opus Dei in the New York Times:
“Hanssen squeezed religion into most conversations and hung a silver crucifix above his desk. Occasionally he would leave work to take part in antiabortion rallies. He was forever trying to get me to go with him to meetings of Opus Dei.
After weeks of urging, I finally agreed. At the meeting, Hanssen was in his element. He reveled in that closed society of true believers like a fraternity brother exchanging a secret handshake. His faith seemed too sincere to be a ruse.”
From:
http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/spies/hanssen/5.html?sect=23And
Regarding: Hanssen's Conservative Catholic Connection
"Suspected spy Robert Hanssen was many things, including a devout Catholic. He was a member of an organization, Opus Dei, a religious group of lay men (some of whom take a vow of chastity) and priests that has a strong following in Washington.
"Fifteen years ago, at the height of the Reagan administration, dozens of Opus Dei members held prominent jobs in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and throughout the government. Now that group, which meets regularly in a large house in Washington, is coming under scrutiny by the FBI.
"If Hanssen was active in this group, who's to say what he heard, what he saw, or whether there might be others who inadvertently and unknowingly aided him over the years," says an FBI source. "It's troubling because this is such a high-profile group. The names of its members and friends reached into the cabinet of the Reagan and Bush administrations.
"We don't believe anyone knowingly aided Hanssen, but he was very good at manipulating people, and we have to check it out."Opus Dei is a beloved organization of Pope John Paul II. It is known for its good works, particularly in the areas of education. While it is often referred to as "secretive", there has never been a whiff of scandal about the group."
Editor: I know for a fact that Opus Dei members swear absolute obedience to the Pope personally. They have NO authority between the members and the Pope who can pull rank on them. They are about 98% laymen, and priests are not invited to join. They vow to do anything the Pope tells them to do.
I believe that Robert Hanssen was doing exactly what the Pope told him to do-- destroy the United States. The Vatican has had a policy of destruction for the USA since long before the days of Abraham Lincoln, whom they assassinated. So, let's not go all soft headed-- The Vatican is in absolute control of ALL Opus Dei members. They take an oath inviting death on themselves if they betray the Pope. I fully expect George Bush and the FBI to wimp out on this one just like the Feds wimped out on Abraham Lincoln.
From:
http://www.blessedquietness.com/journal/housechu/rc-2.htm 
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