Reply #2: I don't think I have encountered them personally [View All]

But they do have a reputation as "tattle-tales" for running to the bishop to report on other people. I did encounter one group when my sons were younger. A friend tried to introduce me to a visiting priest with "personal ties" to the Vatican. The next thing I knew, her sons, 8 & 10, were in a Spanish seminary. On their first visit home, these boys were telling their female cousins to "cover up". (The girls were wearing short sleeve blouses on a hot summer day). I'm pretty certain that group wasn't Opus Dei, but it has left me somewhat suspicious of any group claiming special ties to the Vatican or the Holy Father.

I think a key phrase in your question is " hasn't much life experience" Many times the young are much more judgmental than the old; even if they lack judgement.