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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

Available online and in all good bookstores NOW

Also available as an ebook, audiobook - and in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hungarian, Catalan (more soon)

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Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church

Amazon.com: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church: 9781668016152: Gore, Gareth: Books

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“Gareth Gore’s new book . . . is quite frankly shocking. It’s also a much-needed exposé of what looks very much like a cult within the Catholic Church”—U.S. Catholic

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How Opus Dei manipulated its way into power

Gareth Gore’s book highlighting financial scandals, political manipulation, and human trafficking suggests that maybe Opus Dei is a cult.

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“Abuse, enslavement, and financial schemes are the stock in trade of the shadowy Catholic sect Opus Dei, according to this chilling debut exposé”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church by Gareth Gore

Abuse, enslavement, and financial schemes are the stock in trade of the shadowy Catholic sect Opus Dei, according to this chilli...

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“Moving with the suspenseful twists and turns of a political thriller, this well-documented book reveals the hidden agendas and intrigue that belie institutional structures in a post-truth world. Unsettling, informative reading”—Kirkus Reviews

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OPUS | Kirkus Reviews

Investigation of a failed Spanish bank reveals unsavory ties to a secretive religious organization determined to “take back control” of a world tainted by secularism.

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“A genuine exposé, a fluid, authoritative account … Gareth Gore has done a great service in putting all this material in the public domain in such a digestible format: no wonder Opus Dei is so unhappy with him”—TLS

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The clandestine network of a Catholic order

In early October a jeremiad entitled “Response to Gareth Gore’s book ‘Opus’” appeared on the website of the famously secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei. The

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“A deeply disturbing and important book which will interest and concern anyone who believes in that blessed trinity of modern democracy—openness, transparency and accountability”—The Irish Times

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Opus by Gareth Gore: Shining a light on the ‘dark money’ behind a shadowy Catholic organisation

A deeply disturbing and important book which will interest and concern anyone who believes in that blessed trinity of modern democracy – openness, transparency and accountability

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“A well-told, gripping story, offering a succinct and damning account of a sprawling organization whose actions have been often entirely at odds with its stated mission”—The Washington Post

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Review | A history of Opus Dei — and the conspiracy theories around it

In “Opus,” Gareth Gore tells the story of a Catholic organization tangled up in right-wing politics and accusations of human trafficking.

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

“Vividly told and excellently researched … Gareth Gore’s investigation into Opus Dei reveals a powerful and shadowy organisation whose reach extends into politics, religion and finance”—Financial Times

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Opus — understanding the web of influence at the heart of the Catholic Church

Gareth Gore’s investigation into Opus Dei reveals a powerful and shadowy organisation whose reach extends into politics, religion and finance

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks

You don't have to take my word for it—just read the reviews👇

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Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church

Amazon.com: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church: 9781668016152: Gore, Gareth: Books

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1h

The paperback edition of my book OPUS goes on sale TODAY

With a new afterword bringing the story up to date, including details of Opus Dei’s links to Project 2025, the human trafficking case against it—and the challenge Pope Leo faces in holding this abusive cult to account

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Pope Leo meeting with an alleged sex offender?

The pontiff met with a disgraced Opus Dei cardinal this past week - but has completely ignored pleas from victims of this abusive group for him to meet with them

What's going on?

🧵 A THREAD

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

There have been various signs of rapprochement between the Vatican and Opus Dei - the latest being the Cipriani meeting

Meanwhile, Leo refuses to meet victims of Opus Dei, who wrote to him asking for an audience in June. They never got a reply.

He's made his priorities clear

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Francis will be turning in his grave

I have been writing about this and all of the Opus Dei developments on Substack

Subscribe using the link below for the latest developments

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Why is Pope Leo meeting with an alleged sex offender?

He met with the Opus Dei cardinal on Monday - but won't meet with victims

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

There have been various signs of rapprochement between the Vatican and Opus Dei - the latest being the Cipriani meeting

Meanwhile, Leo refuses to meet victims of Opus Dei, who wrote to him asking for an audience in June. They never got a reply.

He's made his priorities clear

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Francis wanted to come down hard on Opus Dei - but there are signs that Leo may go easy

Why?

Well, the Church's finances are in a dire state right now - it's possible he doesn't want to alienate the group, which has many wealthy and powerful members

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

I write extensively about Opus Dei's abuses, its involvement in human trafficking and the group's connections to the far-right (including Project 2025) in my book

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Last week's meeting comes at a critical time for Opus Dei, the group that Cipriani is a member of

It is also accused of abusing it members - Pope Leo is currently deciding what to do about the group

It will be his first big test

www.ncronline.org/opinion/pope...

Pope Leo XIV faces major test over Opus Dei reforms

When Pope Leo XIV summoned the leader of Opus Dei to see him, in one of his first official papal audiences, Vatican watchers immediately began to wonder what the meeting meant.

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize-winning author and fellow Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa said Cipriani “represented the worst of the Church”

He criticised the Opus Dei cardinal him for failing to condemn the forced sterilization of indigenous women across Peru

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

He is also accused of helping shield the Sodality of Christian Life, a group founded in Peru that spread across South America and to the United States, from abuse allegations made against it

The Sodality was shut down by the Vatican earlier this year

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Vatican says sanctions still in effect against Opus Dei cardinal following sex abuse allegations

The sanctions imposed on Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne include restrictions “relating to his public activity, place of residence and use of insignia,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Why would Pope Leo meet with this guy?

Cipriani has long been a controversial figure: he hung out with military officers accused of human rights violations and was taped giving a speech to army cadets filled with obscenities

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

But, within hours of Francis' death in April, Cipriani unilaterally decided he would no longer comply

He was photographed standing over Francis' corpse defiantly in breach of the restrictions the dead pope had placed on him

The image provoked outrage

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

He finally went to the Vatican, which resulted in Pope Francis imposing restrictions on Cipriani

He was prohibited from wearing his cardinal robes and banned from public events

The message was clear: the Church didn't want to be associated with him

www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

Vatican confirms disciplinary measures against Cardinal Cipriani - Vatican News

Following recent reports regarding accusations against Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, the Director of the Holy See Press Office confirms that a ...

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

The victim reported the assault to Opus Dei TWICE - both times it did nothing

After the second attempt, the victim started to receive threats — and was told that, if he went public, he'd be sued and his identity leaked

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Cipriani fue cardenal muy joven, doctor honoris causa, amigo del Papa. Y un depredador sexual

El ultraconservador exarzobispo de Lima miembro del Opus Dei fue apartado y exiliado de Perú por una denuncia por pederastia que llegó hasta el Vaticano

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

The man in question is Juan Luis Cipriani, an Opus Dei cardinal from Peru and a hero of conservatives

He is accused of fondling a young boy in the confessional back in the 1980s

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Pope meets Peru cardinal who’s defied restrictions due to abuse allegation

Pope Leo XIV Monday met with Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, a conservative lightning rod whose participation in pre-conclave meetings earlier this year became a source of global scandal ...

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Gareth Gore @garethgore.bsky.social · 1d

Why is Pope Leo meeting with an alleged sex offender?

The pontiff met with a disgraced Opus Dei cardinal this past week - but has completely ignored pleas from victims of this abusive group for him to meet with them

What's going on?

🧵 A THREAD

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