Word: moraes
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...secretive Roman Catholic society. But the thought of having those words put into pictures called for direct action, especially after the group's attempts to negotiate with the filmmakers were declined. "We could not just sit still and wait for the flagellation of the film itself," says Juan Manuel Mora, director of Opus Dei's communications department. "Nobody wanted a battleground. But not just silence either...
...society named its campaign Operation Lemonade "on the strength of the adage 'If you're handed lemons, make lemonade,'" says Mora, who has not seen the film. "But more often it's simply Operation Da Vinci Code." The document produced at that January meeting had three talking points: 1) Turn the glare of publicity into a proselytizing opportunity. "We can either weep, or we can sing our song," says Mora, postulating that some people, learning about the nonfictional Opus Dei, will think, Well, it's not that bad. 2) Reach out for allies: "This film offends all Catholics, not just...
...Francisco Franco's Spanish dictatorship to pushing through its founder's premature sainthood to planting conservative minions in governments from Warsaw to Washington. Brown's treatment of the group had seemed to represent an untoppable high-sewage mark--that is, until the movie trailer appeared. Says Juan Manuel Mora, director of Opus Dei's communications department in Rome: "Reading a print version is one thing. Seeing the color images is another...
Harvard named Elizabeth Mora to serve as acting vice president for finance starting April 1, temporarily filling the gap left by Ann E. Berman’s impending departure at the end of this month and prolonging the search for a permanent replacement. The move means that the two top financial posts at the University—Berman’s job and the Harvard Management Company (HMC) presidency—will change hands within a two-month span. And since University officials have said that Mora will not hold the position over the long term, the move means that...
...perfect on the weekend, taking all three of his matches in the 141-lb. weight class. He beat Eastern Michigan’s Ahmed Joumaa on a 6-1 decision, Stanford’s Chris Hagyworth on a 4-3 decision, and Cal State Fullerton’s Juan Mora...