Opus Dei: Leadershp and Vision in Today's Catholic Church, by Messori, Vittorio
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Opus Dei: Leadershp and Vision in Today's Catholic Church, by Messori, Vittorio. Regnery Publishing: Washington DC, 1997. Edition: First thus.. ISBN: 0895264501. Hardcover, 8vo, 201 pages. Translated from the Italian by Gerald Malsbary. Quarter bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards; gilt lettering on spine. Includes eight pages of black and white photographs and an Index.

Condition: Very Good in a Very Good jacket. There is one small (approximately dime-size) spot of color transfer from the black cloth binding to the inside of the jacket, possibly from a drop of water. All else Fine for both book and jacket.

Contents: Review from the Library Journal:

Well-known Italian Catholic journalist Messori, who collaborated with John Paul II on Crossing the Threshold of Hope (Knopf, 1994), here examines Opus Dei ("Work of God") as an outsider. Founded in 1928 by Jose Maria Escriva, a Spanish priest beatified amid controversy in 1992, Opus Dei was officially recognized by the church first as a secular institute in 1947 and in 1982 as the only "Personal Prelature" (similar to a nonterritorial diocese). Strictly faithful to the tradition and teaching of the church, it operates in 90 countries with nearly 80,000 members, of whom 1600 are priests. It has been criticized as a powerful cult within the church, notably by Michael Walsh in Opus Dei (HarperSanFrancisco, 1992). Yet in this short book, whose conversational style emphasizes Opus Dei's spiritual aspects, Messori answers critics throughout and finds nothing sinister.

Other reviewers have criticized Messori's work as a one-sided defense of the controversial organization that fails to seek out opposing views in true journalistic fasion.