Not to get conspiratorial here, but this is an interesting subject which I don't think has been explored very much. Background: Opus Dei ("God's Work") is a Catholic order (or cult, as its detractors would call it) which emphasizes strict obedience of its members, close supervision of many aspects of its members' lives, and a certain degree of secretiveness about its own activities. It is known that FBI Director Louis Freeh is a member of Opus Dei, and he sends one of his sons to an Opus Dei school. Interestingly, former agent Robert Hanssen was also an Opus Dei member. This is peculiar because Opus Dei is stridently anti-communist, and yet Hanssen was allegedly a spy for the KGB, who allegedly did significant harm to American national security, including causing the deaths of two American agents in the KGB. It's widely known that there is a significantly disproportionate number of Mormons in the FBI, but not much is known about how much influence Opus Dei might have at the FBI. Like Opus Dei, the Mormon Church supervises its members lives closely, and is secretive about its own activities. Take a look at: http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/opus.dei.uo.faq.html for some unofficial, and probably biased, information about Opus Dei. Also take a look at their official website, www.opusdei.org, to get the official story, which is probably also biased. Then draw your own conclusions and ask your own questions. I'm just bringing this up in this forum to see if anyone else has any insight or information on this topic. I've tried to keep my comments balanced and objective; I'm not trying to suggest some kind of Opus Dei conspiracy to take over the FBI or anything else beyond the accepted facts I referred to above. I'm really just wondering if anyone else has some more information about this topic.