Q: My mom is a supernumerary [i.e., a lay member] in Opus Dei. She is freaking out because Pope Francis recently forced changes on Opus Dei’s leadership and now they have to change their statutes. She says that the Pope is trying to destroy Opus Dei….
I read the Pope’s decree and honestly, I can’t see any reason to freak out. It sounds like a big bureaucratic nothing. At the same time I don’t completely understand everything the Pope said, so maybe I am missing something huge?
You can probably understand the significance of the Pope’s decree better than my mom and I can … could you decipher what Pope Francis said and tell us whether you think worrying is justified? –Preston Continue reading