Your Favorite Religious Orders That You Would Probably Never Join, but Admire Anyway

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I hope you are joking. To write this about the Jesuits on the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola is particularly offensive. Do you include the Holy Father as a “handmaid of the devil”? Really?
 
Cistercians, because they know how, when and why to shut up - a task at which I fail horribly on a regular basis.
 
I like the Mevlevi order, which is a Sufi order. I’m not a muslim like they are, but I do admire the whirling dance that they do. The founder of the order, Rumi, has had a positive impact on my life (through his poetry).
 
So you can read the mind of a saint? How about the Holy Father? Frankly, I will respect their vows and dedication—and their faithfulness—more than your baseless attack on one of the distinguished religious orders of the Church, and all its members.
 
Knights Templar
Jesuits

I admire the discipline of both orders as well as their engagement with the world. I like the Knights Templar because I’ve always been a little military and black/white in outlook as well as their involvement in the Crusades. The Jesuits because of their discipline, education, deep spirituality, being a contemplative in action and especially their special vow of obedience to the Holy Father.

I love how Saint Ignatius de Loyola written his Rules Of Thinking With The Church in his Spiritual Exercises.
 
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