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To: PAR35
Can. 705 A religious raised to the episcopate remains a member of his institute but is subject only to the Roman Pontiff by virtue of the vow of obedience and is not bound by obligations which he himself prudently judges cannot be reconciled with his condition.

So lets look at that, because I guess this is endlessly fascinating to outsiders:

Upon ascending to the Papacy, did Francis then require all clergy members to take vows of obedience to the Jesuit Superior General and honor the other required Jesuit vows?

No, because while he does has an allegiance to the order on a personal level, he is no longer operating a Jesuit as pontiff. As per the instructions of St. Ignatius, Jesuit ministry occurs on an individual level, and is unconcerned with Church hierarchy. In fact, Ignatius was pretty specific on the fact that Jesuits should not seek higher office or become bishops. Sometimes it still happens, but rarely enough that the guidelines are not specific, as you can see from the canon you quoted.

37 posted on 12/28/2015 1:06:16 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: presidio9

You say: “in fact he is no longer technically a Jesuit.”

The Canons say: “remains a member”

You probably need to write to the Vatican and tell them to correct the Canons, because apparently you are speaking ex cathedra and the canons need to be updated to your standards.


50 posted on 12/28/2015 3:08:45 PM PST by PAR35
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