Actually the Jesuits fought AGAINST the Reformation. That's what they are most famous for.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.
In the Renaissance, the Jesuits went around and looked and examined all of the churches doctrines. They basically wiped out everything that they thought that the church's power was abusing.
ERIC NELSON has written: 'JESUITS AND THE MONARCHY: CATHOLIC REFORM AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY IN FRANCE (1590-1615)'
1. Society of Jesus (creation of Jesuits) 2. Reformed Papacy (reform commission) 3. Council of Trent
The Jesuits combined missionary zeal and a great education with Catholic doctrine.
Jesuits are one order within the Roman Catholic Church. not all RC priests are Jesuits but all Jesuit priests are Roman Catholic.
No. The Jesuits are associated with the Catholic church.
No, they're Catholic.
No, the Jesuits, as conceived by St. Ignatius, were formed to strengthen the Catholic faith and restore it where it had been lost due to the protestant revolt.
Ignatius de Loyola's efforts were successful because he founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an order that played a crucial role in the Counter-Reformation by focusing on education, missionary work, and combatting heresy. The Jesuits' disciplined approach and loyalty to the Pope helped them gain influence and support within the Catholic Church.
Jesuits believe in the Society of Jesus, which is a Roman Catholic order of priests founded by St. Ignatius Loyola, among others. They believe in the reformation of the Catholic church.
Jesuits is not the answer it is Tibetan Buddhists.