Correct a chronologically new movement doesnt automatically mean New Religious Movement Opus Dei is accused of being a cult or sect by a lot of people and their founder was canonized by John Paul II Wikipedia has an article ControversiesaboutOpusDei They are not listed as a New Religious Movement nor should they be Virtually all the New Religious Movements follow preChristian pagangnostic beliefs or publicly dissent from major beliefs of traditional Christianity Again it needs to be seen how the group fits into the three major points I skimmed from the New Religious Movements article at the beginning of this section