Editing Ruth Kelly (section)

===Religion===
Kelly is a practising [[Roman Catholic]], a member of the [[Opus Dei]],<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=73512005 Opus Dei Catholic sect confirms Kelly is a member] ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 21 January 2005.</ref><ref>Nick Assinder: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6290801.stm Blair faces new Church protest], ''BBC News'', 23 January 2007.</ref><ref>Matthew Tempest: [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1996785,00.html No 10 mulls Catholic opt-out from gay rights law] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125084532/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1996785,00.html |date=25 January 2007 }}, "The Guardian", 23 January 2007.</ref> and a regular attender at their meetings and events.<ref>Steve Bloomfield: [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article447789.ece Opus Dei: Jack Valero speaks for an evil sect, says 'The Da Vinci Code'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060911191729/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article447789.ece |date=11 September 2006 }}, ''The Independent'', 10 May 2006.</ref><ref name=stem>{{cite news | date=22 December 2004 | title=Scientists are alarmed by Ruth Kelly's strict beliefs | url=http://timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1411905,00.html | work=The Times | access-date=22 November 2006 | location=London | first1=Ruth | last1=Gledhill | first2=Tony | last2=Halpin | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108182007/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1411905,00.html | archive-date=8 January 2006 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Her brother, Ronan Kelly, is also a member of the group.<ref>{{cite web | date = 1 February 2005 | title = Education: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid | url = http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9232 | publisher = Socialist Review | access-date = 10 January 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060823064518/http://www.socialistreview.org.uk/article.php?articlenumber=9232 | archive-date = 23 August 2006 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Previously, uncertainty existed over Kelly's membership; she declined to say whether or not she was a member, saying only that she had received 'spiritual support' from the organisation.<ref>George Jones: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/24/nkelly24.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/01/24/ixhome.html Opus Dei will not limit me, says Kelly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205080450/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F01%2F24%2Fnkelly24.xml&sSheet=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F01%2F24%2Fixhome.html |date=5 February 2007 }}, ''Telegraph.co.uk'', 24 January 2005.</ref>
Kelly is Vice President of the [[Catholic Union of Great Britain]].