Posted on 01/12/2017 7:09:13 PM PST by marshmallow
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities recently celebrated the fact that 56 members of the new 115th U.S. Congress (a full 10 percent) attended a Jesuit college or university.
AJCU President Father Michael Sheeran, S.J., said, “A hallmark of Jesuit education is service to others, and we are proud to see that commitment represented by the alumni of Jesuit institutions who serve in the House and Senate. We appreciate their leadership and look forward to working with them during the 115th Congress.”
As boastful as the AJCU seems about this (it’s on the banner of their home page), I’m not sure a celebration is in order as among those legislators there are precious few who are reliably pro-life.
I searched their voting records and found that out of the 12 Jesuit-educated Senators, there are only two reliably pro-life legislators. Two! The rest are either reliably pro-abortion or have mixed voting records.
Out of the 44 congressmen who attended a Jesuit college or university there are only 12 reliably pro-life legislators while there are 32 legislators with pro-abortion or mixed records.
Those who defend and promote the abhorrent evil of abortion are not deserving of praise for “leadership” nor of “service to others.” One would think that the rejection of fundamental Catholic teachings on the dignity of life by alumni might cause Jesuits to reconsider how they’re educating their students.
Surprise suprise
Interesting
the current pope is also a jesuit
The Jesuits are crying out for Suppression. Perhaps if we get a Catholic Pope again.
What exactly is a Jesuit?
this is a great tragedy... what is being taught (in the way of Bible and moral values, especially) in these colleges?
we need to at least get this straightened out...
whatever else may happen on campuses, proper moral teaching is a necessity, imho
The Jesuits, are, and always have been the Papacy’s stormtroopers. They are involved in all sorts of geo-political skullduggery. Its a shame they have commandeered the name of Jesus. They are goats and not sheep. Their master isn’t the Good Shepherd. And you know what. They are doomed.
How does any human being rationalize abortion? The left did a masterful job in brainwashing minds.
“They are involved in all sorts of geo-political skullduggery.”
I once heard Malichi Martin, a former Jesuit, say that not much happens in the geo-political world that the Jesuits aren’t involved in.
Martin expressed alarm at just the thought of a Jesuit pope.
It’s about time for the Society of Jesus to be abolished again.
And 40 years ago, one was proud to say “I was educated by the Jesuits.” I wish I had been.
This is disgraceful. In part, it’s explainable: most Irish American “Catholics” (think Leahey, Durbin and the Massachusetts hacks) are unthinkingly Democrats first and Catholics second.
This is disgraceful. In part, it’s explainable: most Irish American “Catholics” (think Leahey, Durbin and the Massachusetts hacks) are unthinkingly Democrats first and Catholics second.
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