* American Legislative Exchange Council * how U.S. state legislatures can end policies/practices that address climate emergency & diversify workforce * CRC Advisors Senior Vice President Mike Thompson * Christian Right operative * Leo tied to Opus Dei
* Catholic sect; right-wing politics; human trafficking * founded 2928, Josemaría Escrivá, fascist Spain * convinced cabal of Jews/Freemasons/communists undermining Catholic Church * Opus Dei took over major bank in Spain to fund growth * targeted children/vulnerable teenagers; enslaved women * Leonard Leo sits on board of Opus Dei’s Catholic Information Center
* Journalist Gareth Gore talks about his new book on Opus Dei * 2016: many Christians couldn’t vote for Trump on moral grounds * 2024: Evangelicals some of Trump’s biggest supporters * secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei increasingly influential * pivotal role, conservative takeover of US Supreme Court * acolyte Leonard Leo: $1B+ dark money fund * Opus Dei hides true Christofascist intentions
/1 * Opus Dei has completely penetrated Washington D.C.'s conservative Catholic ranks * particular success converting/recruiting Republican elite * dominant force among Christian nationalists that now dominate GOP’s political agenda * Leonard Leo wanted Ted Cruz to win 2016 primaries * Leo shifted Supreme Court radically conservative/Catholic
* central Opus Dei figure in Trump2: Kevin Roberts * head, Heritage Foundation * architect, Project 2025 * reg. at Opus Dei hub in central Washington * spiritual direction f. priests there * largely funded by Leo, another regular at the Opus Dei hub