The number 1 thing to remember is that the Pope is a Jesuit. A better understanding of Ignatian Spirituality will lead to a better understanding of who the Pope is.
Agreed. Very much in the present moment—shoot from the hip with regards to what God seems to want NOW and do not worry about tomorrow. If one’s position seems to demand that one say something to someone, do one’s best and be done with it. It will also lead to a better understanding of why, back when there was a better understanding of Ignatian Spirituality among non-Jeusits, no Jesuit was ever in danger of becoming Pope. If one is in the seventh mansion, the spirituality in its purest form works well.
That would be a very good idea. For all of us!
Two men considering a religious vocation were having a conversation. "What is similar about the Jesuit and Dominican Orders? " the one asked.
The second replied, "Well, they were both founded by Spaniards -- St. Dominic for the Dominicans, and St. Ignatius of Loyola for the Jesuits. They were also both founded to combat heresy -- the Dominicans to fight the Albigensians, and the Jesuits to fight the Protestants."
"What is different about the Jesuit and Dominican Orders?"
"Met any Albigensians lately?"