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Clonereject1138
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Okay, first off, I’m rather new to the whole chopped up water cooler thing, but this didnt seem to me to be along the lines of a joke or other frivilous matter, so I brought it out back.
Now, I was on Wikipedia, rahter bored, searching the dark and dank recesses of my mind when I decided to search for the Jesuits. Anyways, I come along to a section(see below) that says they have some trouble with the Church. Thus did I spake, “Huh…that’s odd.” And so I figured I’d bring it here and ask the experts.
“Within the Catholic Church, some Jesuits are criticized by some parties for being overly liberal and deviating substantially from official Church teaching and papal directives, especially on such issues as abortion, priestly celibacy, homosexuality, and liberation theology.[14] However, most Jesuits agree with church teaching on these matters. Pope Benedict XVI, like his predecessor John Paul II, has been particularly critical of the order.[15] Indeed, it is not unusual, especially in more conservative Catholic outlets, to hear calls for the outright abolishment of the Jesuit order. Thus, some may argue that the future influence of the Jesuits in the Catholic community, and perhaps their very existence, remains uncertain, while others may note that the Jesuit Order is well established in the Church and the communities where they intervene.”
Down here Im reading and click on the link for liberation theology. Given the description, it teters a little close to socialism(a bad thing, which hardly ever works cause people are people are lazy) but other than that it seems like a nice “help the poor” thing.
“In Latin America, Jesuits have had significant influence in the development of liberation theology, a movement which has been highly controversial in the Catholic theological community and condemned by Pope John Paul II on several fundamental aspects.”
So, I was a little disapointed to sorta see that the order founded by a really cool guy, Ignatius Loyola and called “Soldiers of Christ” would be frowned upon by the church. Of course, looking at the modern order, they don’t seem to exibit the whole fanatical "Pope says jump, you say “how high?” thing the founder did. Oh well. Time wounds all heels.
My question is, why does the Church not like em, so I can know why not to like em. Many thanks ahead of time.
Now, I was on Wikipedia, rahter bored, searching the dark and dank recesses of my mind when I decided to search for the Jesuits. Anyways, I come along to a section(see below) that says they have some trouble with the Church. Thus did I spake, “Huh…that’s odd.” And so I figured I’d bring it here and ask the experts.
“Within the Catholic Church, some Jesuits are criticized by some parties for being overly liberal and deviating substantially from official Church teaching and papal directives, especially on such issues as abortion, priestly celibacy, homosexuality, and liberation theology.[14] However, most Jesuits agree with church teaching on these matters. Pope Benedict XVI, like his predecessor John Paul II, has been particularly critical of the order.[15] Indeed, it is not unusual, especially in more conservative Catholic outlets, to hear calls for the outright abolishment of the Jesuit order. Thus, some may argue that the future influence of the Jesuits in the Catholic community, and perhaps their very existence, remains uncertain, while others may note that the Jesuit Order is well established in the Church and the communities where they intervene.”
Down here Im reading and click on the link for liberation theology. Given the description, it teters a little close to socialism(a bad thing, which hardly ever works cause people are people are lazy) but other than that it seems like a nice “help the poor” thing.
“In Latin America, Jesuits have had significant influence in the development of liberation theology, a movement which has been highly controversial in the Catholic theological community and condemned by Pope John Paul II on several fundamental aspects.”
So, I was a little disapointed to sorta see that the order founded by a really cool guy, Ignatius Loyola and called “Soldiers of Christ” would be frowned upon by the church. Of course, looking at the modern order, they don’t seem to exibit the whole fanatical "Pope says jump, you say “how high?” thing the founder did. Oh well. Time wounds all heels.
My question is, why does the Church not like em, so I can know why not to like em. Many thanks ahead of time.
