How were the Jesuits different?

Answer 1

Catholic AnswerThe Jesuits, as originally founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola and approved by Pope Paul III in 1540 had a two fold aim: 1) to strengthen and where necessary to restore the Catholic faith in the wake of the protestant revolt, and 2) to preach the Gospel in non-Christian lands.

from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980.

Answer 2

Jesuits were active in politics, education, and missionary work, regaining some parts of Europe for the church. See Protestant Catholic Reformation for more details.

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Catholic AnswerThe Jesuits were conceived with a two-fold aim: to strengthen and where necessary to restore the Catholic faith in the wake of the protestant revolt, and to preach the Gospel in non-Christian lands. Their missionary activities and educational institutions were a marvel. Since the second Vatican Council the Society of Jesus has fallen on hard times.

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from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957

The Jesuits.

The Society, at first called Company, of Jesus, an order of clerks regular founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534. Whilst the primary end of the Society is to be at the call of the pope for whatever work is required, its chief apostolic labours are the education of youth and foreign missions. In addition to their numerous schools and colleges for lay pupils, Jesuits are in charge of a number of seminaries in Rome and elsewhere and such pontifical institutions as the Gregorian University, and are strongly represented on Roman congregations and commissions; outstanding in their scholarship is the work of the Bollandists and they are responsible for mission territories in many parts of the world (including Alaska [in 1949]). They have a number of priests of Byzantine rite, working chiefly among Russians and other Slavs. The solemn vows of religion are taken by a special section of the priests when they make their second profession, or, as is said, "take their last vows" to which is added a fourth, of special obedience to the Holy See to go wherever sent on missions. The training undergone is long, arduous and varied. A devoted spirit of obedience, versatility and efficiency are characteristic of the Society. Its rules are contained in the "institutum Societatis Jesu," especially the constitutions as drawn up by St. Ignatius himself; in view of fables current about the society, it may be noted that these rules are not secret. The Society is divided throughout the world into provinces, governed by provincials under the father general residing in Rome. The English province conducts the boarding-colleges of Stonyhurst, Beaumont and Mount St. Mary's, as well as secondary day schools, numerous parishes, and retreat houses in Great Britain, and missions in British overseas territory. Ireland and Canada has each its own province, and there are four in the United States, where the Society's educational establishments are very numerous, including Fordham University in New York, Marquette at Milwaukee, Loyola at Chicago and New Orleans, and Georgetown. It is the largest of the religious orders....

Answer 3

Catholic Answer

The Jesuits were and still are the largest order in the Catholic Church. They consist of priests, men studying for the priesthood, and brothers. Historically they were founded to deal with the protestant revolt and to preach the faith in mission lands, this is still their mission today. The priests take a special "fourth vow" in addition to the normal three that most religious take, of special obedience to the Pope.

.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Jesuits. The Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola and approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. As conceived by the founder, it had a twofold aim: to strengthen and where necessary to restore the Catholic faith in the wake of the Protestant Reformation, and to preach the Gospel in non-Christian lands. Typical of the first purpose was the establishment of colleges throughout Europe, and the second purpose was the development of worldwide mission enterprises in Asia, Africa, and the newly developed Americas.

The Society of Jesus grew out of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, and its structure and discipline were embodied in the detailed Constitutions, also written by the founder. Opposition from many quarters, but especially from the Jansenists, led to suppression of the Jesuits by Pope Clement XIV in 1773. They were restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814. Since their restoration, they grew in numbers to become the largest single religious institute in the Catholic world through their universities, colleges, and secondary schools, through scholarly publications, retreat houses, and seminaries.

The Society of Jesus is divided into assistancies, these in turn into provinces, and within the provinces are local communities. The superior general is elected for life; he appoints provincials and also the rectors of the more important local communities. There are three kinds of finally professed members in the society: the solemnly professed and the spiritual coadjutors who are priests, and the lay brothers who are spiritual coadjutors. The solemnly professed take solemn vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and four simple vows: special obedience to the Pope, not to mitigate the society's poverty, not to accept ecclesiastical dignitaries, actively seeking to avoid such preferments. The others take simple vows only. But all the finally professed make a total renunciation of private ownership.

Answer 4

They believed in god not protestan group ( groups who broke off from the Roman Catholic church. examples England)

Answer 5

After the protestant revolt started breaking out in Europe, the Jesuits brought over half of the protestant converts back to the Christianity.

Answer 6

They worked to spread the word of God throughout the word no matter how hard it was. and even today still spread the faith

Answer 7

Orthodox Roman Catholic