It surprises me in some ways that they got to be so powerful, since really most people seemed to 8nclude the word “damned” when rederrfing to the Jesuits. And they were even suppressed once.
The other thing that’s weird is that Jesuits, by their constitution, are not supposed to accept the Papacy if it is offered to them. But I guess once it really was offered, well, that was different.
Things really changed once the founder of the Jesuits had passed . St. Ignatius is famous for the 30 days retreat.