ides ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁ec umen ism ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁which , ▁claim ▁We ig el ▁and ▁some ▁histor ians ▁of ▁the ology , ▁has ▁cleared ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁do ctr inal ▁confusion ▁which ▁dist urbed ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁society ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁P rel ature ▁of ▁Op us ▁De i ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁ ▁Op us ▁De i , ▁described ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁controvers ial ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁is ▁another ▁contemporary ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁Catholic ▁the olog ians . ▁ ▁Op us ▁De i ▁was ▁den ounced ▁as ▁a ▁her es y ▁by ▁church men ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁doctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council , ▁the ▁universal ▁call ▁to ▁hol iness ▁and ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁various ▁Catholic ▁leaders . ▁Catholic ▁histor ians ▁say ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁attacked ▁as ▁pro - Fran co ▁( because ▁of ▁eight ▁members ▁were ▁minister s , ▁some ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ) ▁ ▁but ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁driven ▁into ▁ex ile ▁by ▁Franco ' s ▁political ▁arm ▁later ▁became ▁Senate ▁Pres idents ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁dem ocracy . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁as ▁a ▁cult ▁for ▁various ▁reasons . ▁However , ▁the