Posted on 05/13/2012 7:00:06 PM PDT by markomalley
Call on the Vatican.
Even if the Vatican was called to “crack down” and crack down HARD?
Look for the Vatican to crack down and crack down HARD on that order soon as part of the needed “spring cleaning”.
The Jesuit order is certainly very sick, but recovery is a strong possibility. I am friends with several Jesuit academics, all in the traditional mold. What I hear is that the novices and scholastics are strongly drawn to an authentic Catholic identity. I believe the priesthood in America is on the threshold of a stunning renaissance.
Oh Good Grief! Now we’re supposed to take the editorial from the Catholic weekly as coming from the Archbishop himself? The bishop’s afraid to say anything - and, to borrow a phrase, that is a disappointment, not a surprise.
I’m surprised that Knestout found time from giving lesbian Buddhist heretics Communion and suspending faithful orthodox Priests from public ministry to distribute this.
Looks like the spring cleaning is working.
Oddly, the Jesuits not only swear the usual three oaths of religious orders—poverty, chastity, and obedience—but a fourth oath to directly support the Pope. So their dissidence has been especially distressing.
Anything is possible. I have known some wonderful Jesuits, and as I said, there are still some good ones in the order. But when the last dissident General stepped down, they elected another of the same ilk to take his place.
I forget the exact details or the time, but the Pope did try to straighten out the Jesuit order, a number of decades ago. He appointed a special leader to do the job. But the Jesuits resisted and refused, and eventually the Pope gave in and let them elect another dissident General of the order.
I speculate that they may be through because over the millennia, history has usually suggested that when religious orders go bad or corrupt, they are replaced by new, reformed religious orders, while the old ones dies. So you get the Reformed Franciscans, or the Discalced Carmelites, replacing their corrupt predecessors. I don’t know if that is what will happen, but it seems to be generally the case on the scene today. New reformed orders (under the Major Religious Superiors) are replacing their predecessors.
Of course, there’s no telling what might happen. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see an order of reformed Jesuits replacing the current order. Unfortunately the Jesuit colleges and property would probably go with them, if that happens.
Wow, I didn’t realize that. I guess the editorial would have been more informative it would have given that info. Thanks MM.
Freegards
Well with more of the older Jesuits retiring, I sense younger vocations could spur the begining of much needed reforms.
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