Introducing Untold: Opus Dei

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  Opus Dei is a controversial Catholic group known for its orthodoxy and discipline.

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  Aristocracy of blood, intelligence and wealth.

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  We want only the best, only the best for God.

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  There's always been an idea in Opus Dei of trying to be near the best,

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  the elite of society.

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  I'm Antonia Cundey.

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  I'm a journalist with The Financial Times.

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  On the latest season of the Untold podcast...

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  I investigate how Opus Dei has become central to the American conservative movement.

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  We were the closest tabernacle to the White House.

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  From small-town chapels to Ivy League universities and Washington's corridors of power,

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  this is a story about Opus Dei and the role it's playing in reshaping America.

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  Officially, no.

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  Opus Dei does not get involved with politics.

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  Opus Dei does not discuss politics.

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  Opus Dei does not convey political views.

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  Unofficially, though, completely different story.

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  From The Financial Times, Untold: Opus Dei is out March 25th.

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  Find it wherever you get your podcasts.