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Another Smarmy Attack on Opus Dei

It's just in Radar Magazine, but it'll hit the big press within 12 hours.

Despite the controversy that's dogged it from its inception, the sect has emerged as one of the most conservative and influence-seeking wings of the Catholic Church and is said to enjoy a uniquely close relationship with the Vatican. Though Novak's adherence to Opus Dei has never been confirmed–as a policy, the organization doesn't reveal its rolls–D.C. insiders have for years noted the pundit's close relationship with Father C. John McCloskey III, an eminent member of the group who helped baptize the Jewish-born Novak into Catholicism in 1998. McCloskey is also believed to have brought other high-profile Washington conservatives into the group, including book publisher Alfred Regnery, Republican Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, and Novak's former CNN colleague, Larry Kudlow. No prominent Democrats are known to be members of Opus Dei, a fact that makes the organization's donkey mascot more than a tad ironic.

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