Pope John Paul II granted Opus Dei status as a personal prelature in 1982, a pivotal moment in the organization’s history. This decision came amid significant controversy, with theologians and scholars questioning the rapid elevation of Opus Dei’s founder, Josemaría Escrivá. The …
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Contrary to the original description, Opus Dei received its foundational canonical recognition in 1950 under Pope Pius XII as a secular institute. In 1982, Pope John Paul II established it as the first personal prelature through the apostolic constitution Ut sit, giving it a unique autonomous status …
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