The Jesuits were a group founded by Ignatius of Loyola, now a saint.
They take vows of poverty and are fiercely devoted to and successful at education.
Many, not the Society itself, many in it, fell into “Liberation Theology” which presents as a problem in that it encourages the clergy and congregations to work with the government. In this case, using government money to provide for the poor, where charity is best left up to the free will of the individual, this places the Catholic Church in government, but also, worse, communist territory.
They rejected, also, the teachings of Pope Paul I in his prophetic, really, required reading by anyone seeking reason, and an explanation of the mess we are in in regard to the sexes, Humanae Vitae.
Pope Francis, a Jesuit, rejected all of this getting involved with the gov’t business and was out of favor with the Jesuits, most likely not out of favor with the original Jesuit thinking.
He is very well received by most Catholics and every one I’ve spoken with in the past few days.
Thank you. Being protestant I am totally in familiar with Catholic tradition. I haven’t paid much attention to the past Pope’s based on my faith being alienated from the Catholic faith. In other words I felt the Pope as being more a figure head and not speaking to my heart.
Somehow Pope Francis has changed that view for me. I feel his views on the “pomp an circumstance” and focus on the Spirit of Christ refreshing.
I have seen many of my protestant brothers express these same feelings. I know this is crazy talk, but could this Pope actually bring Church unity?