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Opus Dei: BITE Model Evaluation and Discussion with Former Member Eileen Johnson

Opus Dei: BITE Model Evaluation and Discussion with Former Member Eileen Johnson

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Oct 03, 2019
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Former Opus Dei Member Eileen Johnson

This summer, while in Manchester, England for the 2019 ICSA Conference, I sat down with Eileen Johnson, ex-Opus Dei insider, to talk about Opus Dei, a Catholic right-wing cultic group. (You can watch our discussion here.) We only had a short amount of time and there was much more to cover, so I recently interviewed Eileen again. This blog covers highlights of our discussion, an analysis of how Opus Dei meets the BITE model criteria, and a link to watch our entire interview. (see below). It should be stated that there are many, many devout Catholics who do not like Opus Dei and how they operate.

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