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| '''Opus Dei''' ("God's Work") is a powerful and influential conservative ] organization founded in ] by '''Josemaria Escriva''' (who styled himself with the aristocratic title "de Balaguer"). ] gave Opus Dei the status of his personal ] in ], and ] Josemaria Escriva in ]. | |||
| They are regarded by some as a religious ]. Their detractors accuse them of being influenced by ] ideas: Escriva was certainly a supporter of ]. | |||
| They practice ], viewed by some as a form of ]. Josemaria Escriva is recorded as having whipped himself until the wall of the room were splattered with blood. | |||
| :"Blessed be pain. Loved be pain. Sanctified be pain. . . Glorified be pain!" | |||
| :(Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, The Way, 208) | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * http://www.opusdei.org/ (official page) | |||
| * http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/ (adversary page) | |||
| * http://www.odan.org/ | |||
| * http://www.odan.org/archives_corporal.htm | |||
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