tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post284536105089980231..comments2023-10-08T16:32:25.031-04:00Comments on Exlcblog: That Was Then. What About Now?Exlcbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15255210441204241907noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-79672816998319254862009-07-28T13:27:01.165-04:002009-07-28T13:27:01.165-04:00Knowing both groups, it appears to me that the Leg...Knowing both groups, it appears to me that the Legion is hiding behind Opus Dei, with something like a taunt to the Vatican: If you take us out, you'll take them out, too. Opus Dei is legitimate and, though secretive, has more ability to recover internally than the Legion does. Neither suit me anymore, like Pinochio, "I've got no strings to hold me down..." I'm just enjoying the free air and giving myself permission to laugh and to make friends without looking over my shoulder. I may even, in time, be able to slip into the Church, again, if nobody's looking but God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-80974347561513915422009-07-28T10:10:31.308-04:002009-07-28T10:10:31.308-04:00Ooo, the Legion respects and supports all vocation...Ooo, the Legion respects and supports all vocations in the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-27942351364209108022009-07-28T08:50:00.042-04:002009-07-28T08:50:00.042-04:00"I have also heard only good things from Legi..."I have also heard only good things from Legionaries about Opus Dei."<br /><br />When they say that it is another public lie like "Father Maciel never did those boys." Superiors in fact used to say, "stay away from Opus Dei. They steal our vocations."<br /><br />And please spare me the reply, "Ooo, the Legion respects and supports all vocations in the Church."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-55018490135809313032009-07-28T08:41:01.342-04:002009-07-28T08:41:01.342-04:00Ok, Anon 1. The link has been repaired and you can...Ok, Anon 1. The link has been repaired and you can see that this is not Exlcblogger calling out things from the past in "slow blogging moments" since it was another blog that re-published this just yesterday. <br />There are no slow blogging days with the Legion of Christ.Exlcbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255210441204241907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-11636663534893682372009-07-28T08:23:06.430-04:002009-07-28T08:23:06.430-04:00There is a huge difference between formation in Op...There is a huge difference between formation in Opus Dei and formation in the RCs. There are several stages from the time that one "whistles" to the time that one is definitively incorporated into the Prelature.<br /><br />For the first years, a numerary or supernumerary renews the contract that they have made with the Prelature at the time of their admission. Each March 19, on the Feast of St. Joseph, they are free to renew it or not. If they don't renew their contract, then they are no longer members of Opus Dei.<br /><br />After about six years of living out the vocation of Opus Dei, if the Prelature agrees and the individual member agrees, they may progress onto the state of fidelity. They no longer have to renew the contact every year. To leave Opus Dei at this point would require the approval of the Prelate of Opus Dei, currently Bishop Javier Echevarria, who resides in Rome. <br /><br />To make a commitment to the celibate state after, say, two weeks of formation is a lot premature.Ex aedibusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-53192276808994124532009-07-28T08:12:33.677-04:002009-07-28T08:12:33.677-04:00Nice of you to stop by, TricksterB.Nice of you to stop by, TricksterB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498854344598192644.post-44893174850012296492009-07-28T07:52:36.666-04:002009-07-28T07:52:36.666-04:00So when blogging gets slow, lets just go back a fe...So when blogging gets slow, lets just go back a few years and call people out for what they said in a blog combox...nice. Stay classy, exLC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com