“As a member of Opus Dei, I was expected to undertake a weekly discipline of private self-flagellation 40 strokes with a waxed, corded whip” former member John Roche wrote. “We were ...

Pope Francis has since diminished its standing, but Gore chronicles Opus Dei’s founding and rise, recounting Escrivá’s ...

Opus Dei claims that its mission is to help people find God through their everyday lives. Critics, however, say the group's rigid control over members and its advocacy for self-flagellation ...