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"Bringing light to Opus Dei's Questionable
Practices"
About ODAN
The
Opus Dei Awareness Network, Inc. (ODAN) was founded in 1991 to meet
the growing demand
for accurate information
about Opus Dei and to
provide education, outreach and support to people
who have been
adversely affected by Opus Dei. ODAN challenges many of Opus Dei's
Questionable
Practices because of the way they affect an individual's personal
freedom,
choices
and family life.
Since
1991, ODAN has been in contact with countless individuals, families,
the secular and religious
press, clergy,
religious, cult awareness
organizations, campus ministers, home-schooling parents and more.
ODAN
is a worldwide community of people who have had painful experiences
as a result of their
association with Opus
Dei.
ODAN
is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible.
Please support our work to continue
providing information about Opus Dei.
Please support us!
Testimonies
about Opus Dei:
"Opus Dei Recruits Minors and Deceives
Church Officials"
"Opus Dei Superiors Lied to Church Officials"
"Government, Direction and Control in Opus Dei"
"Fathers, don't let your sons grow up to be Opus
Dei recruits"
Included with these testimonies are
the guidelines issued by the now deceased Cardinal
Basil Hume in 1981 in England (Cardinal
Hume Guidelines) directing Opus Dei to comply
with a
number of criteria,
including not allowing minors to make any commitments to
Opus Dei;
requiring that minors
discuss the matter with their parents or guardians before
making any
commitments;
allowing Opus Dei members to choose their own spiritual directors(in Opus Dei or not) and enter
or leave the organization without undue pressure.
The testimonies show clearly
that Opus Dei before, during and after that time period, has
clearly violated all those guidelines while making false statements
to church officials. While
several of the authors have chosen to remain anonymous for various
reasons, including fear of
repercussions from Opus Dei, ODAN has verified that they are true
accounts written by sincere
individuals who contacted ODAN with the desire that their stories be known. It is ODAN's hope
that by posting this information for public perusal it will lead to
a change in Opus Dei's
deceptive and unethical practices.
The testimonies can be found under
Testimonies and Other
Writings.
Opus Dei's
Forbidden Book List
Opus Dei's "Index of Forbidden
Books" which they continue to deny using, has been updated
thanks to the Spanish sister group
Opus Libros.
The new list which is believed to be
current as of 2003,
can be accessed as an Excel spreadsheet at the
following link:
Index of Forbidden Books New
About ODAN
The
Opus Dei Awareness Network, Inc. (ODAN) was founded in 1991 to meet
the growing demand
for accurate information
about Opus Dei and to
provide education, outreach and support to people
who have been
adversely affected by Opus Dei. ODAN challenges many of Opus Dei's
Questionable
Practices because of the way they affect an individual's personal
freedom,
choices
and family life.
Since
1991, ODAN has been in contact with countless individuals, families,
the secular and religious
press, clergy,
religious, cult awareness
organizations, campus ministers, home-schooling parents and more.
ODAN
is a worldwide community of people who have had painful experiences
as a result of their
association with Opus
Dei.
Contact
Us
ODAN
is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible.
Please support our work to continue
providing information about Opus Dei.
| Opus
Dei Awareness Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 4333
Pittsfield, MA 01202-4333
Telephone: 413-499-7168
Email: odan@odan.org
Executive
Director: Dianne DiNicola |
Revised August 5, 2015
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