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Opus Books - opuslibros.org has always been a contentious issue since the beginning of this website. It is a subject on which I do not usually talk, but will make an exception ;-)
First, I leave a link with my opinion on opuslibros , which in essence can be summarized in that I have great admiration for about all of them. And, in general, I agree with what you say there . Here you can read my personal opinion Complete Book on Opus .
And secondly, I copy below a message from a friend, Alfonso Aguilo , where he writes his personal-opinion-also on opuslibros.org . It's a good tirade, but I can give ideas. Here I copy your message and I hope your commentator
The Opuslibros website critics congregate Opus Dei. It is a portal whose common denominator, a group of people who, for various reasons, are hurt.
Although initially took a path of moderate and constructive criticism, has been radicalized, and for years the testimonies, almost entirely, are headed by resentment and animosity . is rare to see a positive testimony , and when ever they post any, is immediately a series of attacks that message, with a surprising and irritability with the usual presumption that anything that comes to them than negative can only come from a person of Opus Dei, which is presumed to write falsely or, probably, by a sort of "order" of its directors. Even in cases where evidence or comments that negative items were not clearly outweigh the positive there has been a similar phenomenon, which has led to a curious style, in which the political correctness of this virtual space itself makes nobody dares to say a positive note without accruing before and after a bunch of negative ratings.
is obvious that personal suffering manifest these personal testimonies are always worthy of respect and attention , and that may have occurred and subjectively. It is also clear that all of them, like everyone else, are free to express as see fit. And it is also clear that almost messianic commitment some of them to denigrate the Opus Dei is an option that can be taken freely. But that does not mean that these texts, the vast majority, are plagued by general insults, lawsuits, negative assumptions about the intentions of the people, misrepresentations, errors, and, not infrequently, they can hardly slip lies in good faith.
Throughout the lives of tens of thousands of people in Opus Dei, in many different countries, and over tens of years, is sure to has been time and opportunity unfortunate actions and Some of them may even be deplorable also by people in positions of authority in the work, they make mistakes like everyone else. Everyone try to warn our mistakes and make amends, and in that sense, any constructive criticism is always welcome, because, as Saint Augustine said, the attacks can often be more useful than praise, and that "many times we pervert Friends to flatter and, instead, correct the enemies insult us. "
Therefore, one can not but acknowledge the effort that some of them do to ensure that all such testimony help improve people of Opus Dei . In this regard, Newman stated that "no be confused malicious criticism or phrases that are hurtful to the real arguments. " When reading texts Opuslibros is not difficult to distinguish from each other, but sad to say that the constructive is a minority and that many of those who write here openly acknowledge that they do not want to say anything positive, although there is much between what we have lived or that its purpose is to emphasize the worst in order to seek more effective in their criticism, perhaps forgetting that supposedly so good does not justify the lack of truth in the media they use.
The reality is that the negative effect they have produced those texts in the faithful of Opus Dei, or those familiar with the Work has been little , once they recognize the lack of objectivity in carrying so much resentment, and in many cases has even positive. Perhaps that is why Newman said that "sometimes our enemy becomes friend is sometimes stripped of virulence evil that made him so scary, sometimes it destroys itself, or wanting to do evil does good, then disappears. In general, the Church has no more than continue their own duties, with peace and confidence, remain calm and trust in God's salvation. "
Another curious question that can be seen is how most of the writings of Opuslibros surprisingly fall into the same defects as reported . For example, accuse Opus Dei that its corporate website and in its official publications everything is monochromatic and no room for dissent, when that is precisely what happens to them while they boast of interactivity, which does not the Work in such media. Also tear their hair out claiming that the work place constantly alleged lack of respect for privacy or secrecy natural conversations, and then they subtract documents and illegally posted on websites , discredit publicly people names, insult and disqualify using personal information obtained by virtue of his previous responsibilities , etc. Sometimes they complain that there is a great authoritarianism and they fall in a dogmatic tone that does not support replication or qualification. speak of terrible evils that are done every day in the work, and they boast of having spent decades there, and one with more responsibilities, but do not seem to have participated or have no guilt in all these alleged atrocities .
When meeting a group of people whose main link is, in most cases, hatred towards something , it is difficult not soon have been exhausted talking about goals and what has become a competition "to see who says one thing more ingenious or more powerful or more Treva "toward the object of their resentment. It's similar to some discussions that some divorced spend their lives trying to convince everyone that his "ex" is an undesirable person that has done since the first day and Nosecuantos years all sorts of evils, unaware realize that their constant complaints do nothing but show little ability to meet people, or impressionable and fickle they are, or how little truth in all these justifications that no one asked. When these comments were made in a large group, each talking about their "ex" with large doses of resentment, wanting to add each one more reason to assert always all the same thing, offending a lot for any contribution that does not corroborate their dogmatism, the result is a spiral of pleasure in hearing what you want to hear, and somewhat anxious search for justification of his own biography , with a vehemence that given enough thought. That
sense, this site appears to meet that goal, there will always be people that instead of facing the future withdrawal of feeding the resentment and find new grounds for ill will, or to seek the comfort of a certain solidarity victimization. Perhaps more than one is due to the psychology that tends to recall the past highlighting the negative and ignoring the positive side, applying a filter dye and victims who mess it all up finish in practice largely rewriting their own history in a manner that is false.
As so furious attack any dissenting opinion and is considered a terrible cruelty doubt the mere fact any of the evils that they have received, his speech just drifting in a chorus of mutual admiration in which everyone already knows what to say and what I like to listen. not allowed to talk to people who have been in the work and are grateful , when anyone with a bit of time in the work known to be the most . not intervene in a serene stop people from Opus Dei, and instead of addressing their reasons for saying that the disqualified are the voice of his master , to the point that they all know it is useless to think homework in that environment . Opening its full capacity is given from time to time the possibility that the Work has perhaps a few who still do a few things well, but making it clear that those few are just some poor unsuspecting pursued by the Prelature, or some poor inept. Funny how times are disqualified as TAS block all of the Work, so brutal, and tear their hair while dissecting a short phrase "official" which tracked a small nuance that is not addressed sufficient delicacy to people who have been in the Work.
Above all, forget that the vocation to Opus Dei Christian requirement involves a voluntary basis, to serve Jesus Christ and the Church in love. All deliveries, too Delivery marriage of a man to a woman, or vice versa, is love, voluntariness, freedom, generosity in the gift. In the vocation to Opus Dei that delivery takes place in a positive and very free, for the love of God and others. If this reasoning ignores the supernatural, which is the love of God, everything becomes meaningless .
In summary, my opinion is always welcome any criticism should be well argued, but of little use to the monotonous cadence of a web search of systematic denigration.
