Jesuit Order has been around for almost 500 years (founded in 1534).This male monastic order was a product of the era of the Counter-Reformation.In fact, it was established for the rehabilitation of the Catholic Church.At the same time, historians is not uniquely characterize his work.Why is that?Consider a few interesting facts.
Fact №1. For starters let's talk about who was the founder of the Jesuits.Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish-born aristocrat who devoted his youth the war.Some believe the saints Ignatius of Loyola, and for others it is a common religious fanatic.He himself admitted that he was "a bold in courting women, cheaply valued as their own, and others' lives."But others were seriously injured during the defense of Pamplona in 1521, Iñigo de Loyola decided to radically change their lives.After studying in Spain, then in France, he became a priest.Even during training Ignatius, along with 6 associates brought vows of chastity, non-acquisitiveness, and missionary work.The official said the order was approved in 1540 is quite possible that Loyola contributed to the fact that the order was established on almost military lines.
Fact №2. Jesuit Order - this is largely a missionary organization.True, the preaching methods used by the Jesuits, far from biblical examples.After the success of the named fact they have always tried to achieve as soon as possible.For example, preaching in China, the Jesuits primarily studied the customs of the locals.They offer a variety of original Christianity as the religion of the Chinese.So, the Jesuits acted as admirers of Confucius.In particular, members of the Order of the pagan rite offered sacrifices to Confucius and ancestors, sayings mentioned philosopher substantiated Christianity hung in the temples tablature "Worship the sky!".Likewise, the Jesuits operated in India.Preaching to the Indians, they remembered the existence of castes.For example, the Jesuits rejected any close association with the pariahs ("untouchables").Even last received communion at the end of a long stick.That preaching the Jesuits, it was a bizarre mixture of Christian and pagan beliefs.
fact №3. «The end justifies the means" - the famous motto that followed the Jesuit Order.Indeed, to achieve these goals, the Jesuits have used any means: deception, bribery, forgery, slander, espionage and even murder.When it came to the interests of the Order, for the Jesuits could not exist no moral barriers.Thus, many historians believe that it was the Jesuits rigged the murder of the French king Henry of Navarre.Members of the Order openly justified the killing of a tyrant ruler.Jesuits also credited with organizing the so-called Gunpowder Plot that occurred in England in 1605, Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus called the members of the Order of the perpetrators of disasters all over Germany.Because of their vigorous activity the Jesuits were expelled from Portugal, Spain, France and Naples.It is not surprising that the Jesuits are now often referred to as hypocrites and cunning and evil men.
