The new Pope wasted no time in taking a position against the ultra-Catholic organization, and in a meeting with the leadership of the Work, he urged them to complete the changes they had unilaterally suspended out of "mourning" following Francis' death, while the first legal case against human trafficking moves forward.
One of Leo XIV's first official audiences addressed one of the most pressing issues of his nascent papacy, which is also related to the legacy he inherited from Francis: the situation of Opus Dei. Last Wednesday, Prevost summoned Opus Dei's "moderator," the Spaniard Fernando Ocáriz, and his deputy, the Argentine Mariano Fazio, to deliver a very clear message: the reform that Bergoglio had ordered in 2022 after demoting the ultra-Catholic group—and which was suspended after the Argentine's death—must be implemented as soon as possible.
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The urgency of the meeting indicates that this is an issue the new Pope will prioritize, and although it remains to be seen how demanding he will be with the reform of the statutes, expectations are high. Vatican sources assure that he will not disappoint those awaiting the reform, who are not only former members and whistleblowers of the organization, but also many of its current members who have been calling for years for an aggiornamento, an adaptation to the new times. (more...)
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