A report published by the news site InfoVaticana has claimed that Opus Dei, one of the most influential institutions in the modern Church, is on the brink of a major internal rupture.
The site alleges that new statutes, said to be awaiting imminent approval by the Holy See, will dismantle the existing structure of the Work founded by St José María Escrivá and replace it with three distinct juridical entities.
According to InfoVaticana, the reform will divide Opus Dei into a clerical prelature composed only of its incardinated priests, a renewed Priestly Society of the Holy Cross for diocesan clergy, and a separate public association of the faithful for lay members.
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