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TommyT139

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6. Pope Leo has already begun rooting out

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:44 AM

23 hrs ago

...some of the main Opus Dei figures in the US, among them Archbishop of NY Timothy Dolan, whose resignation was accepted in Dec. 2025. There's been a lot of overlap of Opus Dei connected people with not only key Trump supporters (Alito, Thomas, Barr) but also some of the "brains" and money behind Trump, Project 2025, and the Federalist Society, like Leonard Leo.

I just came across this substack, which goes into a bit of the power struggles between conservative American Roman Catholic leaders, and the more progressive Roman Catholicism embodied by Pope Leo.
https://indietheology.substack.com/p/duc-in-altum-bishop-nicholas-dimarzio

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Interesting fact about Opus Dei [View all] canetoad Tuesday OP

Part of the fascistic theocracy populating the churches of America. magicarpet Tuesday #1

I think you will find that the RWers in the judiciary are not as loyal to religious authority RockRaven Tuesday #2

Opus dei is among the overreaching splinter groups that Pope Leo is taking a hard look at. hlthe2b Tuesday #3

Good to know canetoad Tuesday #4

Pope Leo has already begun rooting out TommyT139 23 hrs ago #6

Thanks canetoad 23 hrs ago #7

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