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...tutor of Juan Carlos, the Spanish Bourbon prince whom Franco has designated as his successor, is a member of Opus Dei. Admiral Carrero Blance, one of Franco's most trusted advisors, is also a member...
...Opus Dei is controversial because no one knows the extent of its members' influence in Spanish society and politics or the significance of Opus Dei membership, as compared with membership in the Catholic Church or professional societies...
...Opus Dei has nothing whatever to do with politics," President-general Escriva has written. "It is absolutely foreign to any political, economic, ideological or cultural tendency or group. The only thing it demands of its members is that they lead a Christian life...
Nevertheless, despite its officially apolitical mission, Opus Dei-through its members-now dominates the small but influential technocratic elite of Spanish society...
Since 1959, members of Opus Dei have occupied most of the key education and business positions in Franco's cabinet. Observers credit these men with instituting the modernizing reforms which in the last ten years have revitalized Spain's formerly stagnant economy...