“Okay, that’s enough for today – it’s time to go and watch Mary Poppins now”

An extraordinary insight into how Opus Dei dismisses the heart-wrenching testimonies of people who have been abused by the organisation

In August 2023, a bombshell landed in Rome. Out of nowhere, Pope Francis suddenly issued a surprise decree that tore up Opus Dei’s cosy relationship with the Vatican, stripping the organisation of its ability to operate outside the normal hierarchy of the Church and forcing it to rewrite its constitution. My sources told me it was punishment for the gro…