Anyone here belong/belonged to Opus Dei or have any friends or relatives that belong? I just finished John Allen's book on the movement and I learned a lot. I'm guessing that the social profile of 'Shop posters is unlikely to include members but I'm curious about people's experience/knowledge. I had a student a couple of years ago that I got to know pretty well but never was able to get a clear handle on his social context. I'm now pretty sure he belonged to Opus Dei. I was fairly surprised to learn the extent of their zeal and the depth of their rejection of bodily existence. I didn't know that any Catholics still practiced corporal mortification to the extent of inflicting physical pain on themselves.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13