 In the 1950s, Pope Pius XII told the most senior Australian bishop, Cardinal Norman Gilroy that Escrivá "is a true saint, a man sent by God for our times".Pius XII gave Opus Dei the canonical status of "pontifical right", an institution depending directly and exclusively on the Vatican in its internal governance.In 1960, Pope John XXIII commented that Opus Dei opens up "unsuspected horizons of apostolate".