<div>I thought the Socialists were in power in Spain and that Anzar was tossed in 2004?</div> <div> </div> <div>jim<BR><BR><B><I>Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">On 5/21/06, Colin Brace <CB@LIM.NL>wrote:<BR><BR>> Opus Dei's fortunes in Europe have been less certain. The exception is<BR>> Spain, where its political influence regained considerable potency<BR>> after last year's electoral victory of the conservative Jose Maria<BR>> Aznar. A devout Catholic whose wife is close to Opus Dei, Prime<BR>> Minister Aznar's government is laced with Opus Dei dignitaries.<BR><BR>The Irish Minister for Education, Mary Hanafin, is said to be a member<BR>of Opus Dei. Which has a lot of us here rather nervous as she is<BR>considered a possible future PM.<BR><BR>___________________________________<BR>http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>