▁late ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁said ▁that ▁its ▁teach ings ▁on ▁the ▁radical ▁dem ands ▁of ▁san ct ity ▁belongs ▁to ▁all ▁Christians . ▁ ▁John ▁Car mel ▁He en an , ▁Card inal ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁commented ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 : ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁proofs ▁of ▁God ' s ▁favour ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction . ▁Al most ▁all ▁found ers ▁of ▁soci eties ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁have ▁suffered . ▁M ons ign or ▁Es cri vá ▁de ▁Bal ag uer ▁is ▁no ▁exception . ▁Op us ▁De i ▁has ▁been ▁attacked ▁and ▁its ▁mot ives ▁misunder stood . ▁In ▁this ▁country ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁has ▁always ▁v ind ic ated ▁Op us ▁De i ." ▁John ▁Paul ▁II , ▁in ▁his ▁dec ree ▁on ▁Es cri vá ' s ▁hero ic ▁virt ues , ▁stated : ▁" G od ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁suffer ▁public ▁attacks . ▁He ▁respond ed ▁invari ably ▁with ▁p ardon , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁considering ▁his ▁det ract ors ▁as ▁benef act ors . ▁But ▁this ▁Cross ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁bless ings ▁from ▁heaven ▁that ▁the ▁Serv ant ▁of ▁God ' s ▁apost olate ▁spread ▁with ▁aston ishing ▁speed ." ▁ ▁Es cri vá ▁said ▁that ▁Op us ▁De i ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁effective ▁has ▁to ▁live ▁like ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁and ▁that ▁" its ▁greatest ▁glory ▁is ▁to ▁live ▁without ▁human ▁glory ." ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Mart y rs ▁of ▁the ▁ 2