How Opus Dei Conquered Washington
👉An absolute must-read to understand much of what is happening.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
👉An absolute must-read to understand much of what is happening.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Opus Dei’s position of power in Washington today represents the fulfillment of the founder’s dream:
@gareth_gore: “I’d summarize it as nothing less than the complete ‘re-Christianization’ of society — of everything from education to politics, the courts and the private life of each and every citizen."
From ties to Project 2025 to the monied-interests behind the Supreme Court.
"In surveys, American Catholics as a whole are firmly in the mainstream in their political opinions, from contraception to divorce, gay marriage to abortion rights. But there is an elite vanguard on the rise that holds much more conservative views."
@gareth_gore: “I’d summarize it as nothing less than the complete ‘re-Christianization’ of society — of everything from education to politics, the courts and the private life of each and every citizen."
From ties to Project 2025 to the monied-interests behind the Supreme Court.
"In surveys, American Catholics as a whole are firmly in the mainstream in their political opinions, from contraception to divorce, gay marriage to abortion rights. But there is an elite vanguard on the rise that holds much more conservative views."
@gareth_gore "traces the history of the cultish organization from Franco’s Spain through its expansion globally and, finally, to the group’s rising influence in Washington and the American conservative movement."
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