# 43 Opus Dei Victims Demand Papal Audience

> 43 women who say they were exploited by Opus Dei seek audience with Pope León XIV during his Argentina visit.
- Title: 43 Opus Dei Victims Demand Papal Audience · Noticias
- Summary: 43 women who say they were exploited by Opus Dei seek audience with Pope León XIV during his Argentina visit.
- Keywords: león xiv, argentina, trata, exnumerarias auxiliares, audiencia, denuncia, visita, Noticias
- Source: Noticias — https://perfil.com/sociedad/las-43-victimas-de-trata-del-opus-dei-piden-audiencia-con-el-papa-aLDmG2e2Jzve
- Author: Gustavo Winkler
- Published: 2026-11-10T13:55:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: león xiv, argentina, trata, exnumerarias auxiliares, audiencia, denuncia, visita, news
## 43 Women Demand Papal Audience
43 former Opus Dei auxiliaries publicly requested a personal audience with Pope León XIV during his Argentina visit.

> Le pedimos al papa León XIV que nos reciba
## Formal Request Unanswered
The women submitted a formal request to the Holy See on September 15 but received no response until Pope León XIV's visit.
## Social Media Video Campaign
Around 15 women shared a video through Ending Clergy Abuse to demand papal audience and justice.
## Testimonies of Exploitation
Women say they were recruited at age 13 or 14 with promises of education and jobs that never materialized.
## Unpaid Domestic Labor
Women performed unpaid domestic work for 24 years without breaks, vacations, or regular hours.

> Durante 24 años estuve trabajando sin horario, sin descanso y sin vacaciones
## Legal Action in Argentina
The women filed a formal complaint with Argentine courts in September 2024.
## Vatican Investigation
Fiscalía Federal N.º 3 and PROTEX identified at least 44 victims, mostly minors recruited between 1972 and 2015.
## Papal Meeting Without Victims
Pope León XIV met five abuse survivors but none were the 43 Opus Dei exauxiliaries.
## Criticism of Vatican Secrecy
Ending Clergy Abuse criticized the Vatican's secrecy around the meeting participants.

> Este secretismo es propio de las autoridades eclesiásticas de Argentina
## Opus Dei Denial
Opus Dei claims the work is part of religious vocation, not exploitation.
## Key takeaway

43 former Opus Dei auxiliaries claim decades of unpaid labor and exploitation, demanding papal audience during Pope León XIV's Argentina visit.