Jesuits today

[Restless_Heart_1]

I’ve always been fascinated by the Jesuits and the history of the Jesuit order. Yet, I think I’ve developed this false idea of Jesuits today (because of the Spirit of Vatican II): that they are anti-traditional, pro-liberal wackos (not entirely of course! ). Does anybody have any (name removed by moderator)ut to correct my mindset, and (name removed by moderator)ut about the Jesuits of today? Thanks!

 

[christofirst]

Check out Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa of EWTN. He’s written several books and you can find him online.

Also look up Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio of Ignatius Press, another priest of the Society of Jesus who should be the kind of Jesuit you’re looking for.

There are likely traditionalists and progressives in every religious order, if you know where to find them.

 

[phil19034]

Father Mitch Pacwa (ETWN) and Father Joseph Fessio (Ignatius Press) are both Jesuits and they are orthodox, conservative priests.

For Jesuits who are progressive, I think it has less to do with the fact that they are Jesuits and more to do with the fact that they are academics.

Back in the 1950 and 1950 the heresy of Americanism was reaching it’s boiling point. Many Catholic processors (priests and lay alike) wanted the Catholic Church to be #1 and wanted to eliminate prejudices against Catholics. They wanted to prove that we were just as American as our non-Catholic country men. When Catholic universities were not ranking has high as they should compared to non-Catholic colleges, the professors wanted to change that.

All of these changes to make us “more American” really allowed the heresy of modernism to sweep in the 1960s, after Pope Paul VI stood strong with the Church’s traditional teaching against birth control.

I recommend reading the “American Church” from Ignatius Press amzn.to/1GbUSB0

God Bless.

 

[Bonnie]

Yet, I think I’ve developed this false idea of Jesuits today (because of the Spirit of Vatican II): that they are anti-traditional, pro-liberal wackos (not entirely of course! ). Does anybody have any (name removed by moderator)ut to correct my mindset, and (name removed by moderator)ut about the Jesuits of today? Thanks!

I know only 3 Jesuits; 1 is very conservative, the other 2 are quite anti-traditional, one more so than the other. Interesting people!

 

[marymary1975]

I think that the idea that Jesuits are pro liberal wackos comes more from.the fact that a few Jesuit priests were reprimanded (by pope Benedict if I remember correctly) for publishing and teaching works of theology that contracted Catholic faith. I know Anthony De Mello was one and I can’t recall the names of the other, but because there was a few the idea was born. Besides the reprimanded priest I don’t think in general terms the Jesuits are different from any other order. Some may incline more towards more traditional ideas and others may be a little less traditional.

 

[Catholic1954]

I do believe Pope Francis is a Jesuit.

 

[Bonnie]

I think that the idea that Jesuits are pro liberal wackos comes more from.the fact that a few Jesuit priests were reprimanded (by pope Benedict if I remember correctly) for publishing and teaching works of theology that contracted Catholic faith.

Jesuits have been thought to be a tad different for a long time. My husband is a laicized priest & he remembers jokes & comments going back to the '50s.

 

[Ben_Quincy]

I would like to remind posters in this forum about asking for “orthodox” orders and on commenting on the “orthodoxy” of orders.

***Any religious institute that is in communion with the Church is orthodox.

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While there may be members who might hold to some unorthodox positions if the order is in communion with the Church then it is orthodox.