Jesuits (The Society of Jesus)

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Generally when someone refers to the Pope they are referring to the Bishop of Rome, or the head of the Roman Catholic Church. However, Coptic Christians recognize a different Pope, and while Christian, Coptics are not Catholics.

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Yes, obviously. This is an example of a rhetorical question; no answer is expected. It would usually be given in response to another question, when the person being asked thinks it ought to be obvious that the answer is "yes".

For example:

"Would you like a beer?"

"Is the Pope Catholic?"

See also "Do bears poop in the woods?", a similar rhetorical question which is used in almost exactly the situations as "Is the Pope Catholic?".

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---> Because of his book "El Filibusterismo" About the life and abusing of the Spaniards.

------> He was exiled to dapitan because of the confiscated reading materials. He published books and articles in other countries that criticized the mother spain. He dedicated his novels "El filibusterismo", and "Noli me Tangere" to the 3 priest-martyrs named GomBurZa ( Father Gomez, Burgos, Zamora).

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Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Curate. One who has the care (cura) of souls, especially a parish priest. The term is often applied to the assistant or associate pastor

• Create schools throughout Europe
• Convert non-Christians to Catholicism
• Stop the spread of Protestantism
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The Jesuit or the Society of Jesus, were formed by St. Ignatius of Loyola as a religious Order specifically loyal to the Pope. They were to further Catholic education, staff missions, and stop and reverse the protestant heresy. Today they still do the same things, although most of their emphasis is on teaching.

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A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957

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The Jesuits.
The Society, at first called Company, of Jesus, an order of clerks regular founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1534. Whilst the primary end of the Society is to be at the call of the pope for whatever work is required, its chief apostolic labours are the education of youth and foreign missions. In addition to their numerous schools and colleges for lay pupils, Jesuits are in charge of a number of seminaries in Rome and elsewhere and such pontifical institutions as the Gregorian University, and are strongly represented on Roman congregations and commissions; outstanding in their scholarship is the work of the Bollandists and they are responsible for mission territories in many parts of the world (including Alaska [in 1949]). They have a number of priests of Byzantine rite, working chiefly among Russians and other Slavs. The solemn vows of religion are taken by a special section of the priests when they make their second profession, or, as is said, "take their last vows" to which is added a fourth, of special obedience to the Holy See to go wherever sent on missions. The training undergone is long, arduous and varied. A devoted spirit of obedience, versatility and efficiency are characteristic of the Society. Its rules are contained in the "institutum Societatis Jesu," especially the constitutions as drawn up by St. Ignatius himself; in view of fables current about the society, it may be noted that these rules are not secret.

they taught school, held the religious ceremonies, ran the hospitals, help build the colonies, recorded history, cared for the poor, donated some of their income (which was called a tithe) and most importantly they spread the Catholic Faith.

The Jesuits arrived in force from the continent to support and spread Catholicism in England after it had become illegal. When Pope Pius V issued his bull excommunicating Elizabeth I, calling her "wicked" and a "heretic" and absolving her subjects of the duty of obedience to her as queen, in fact telling them that they must not obey her. The Jesuits did nothing directly to Elizabeth I, they just disobeyed her orders that there was to be no Catholicism and no Catholic priests in England.

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from the website History Learning Site:

The cause of the rebels was not helped by a Papal Bull that was issued in 1570 that severely criticised Elizabeth as a usurper of the throne; she was referred to as "wicked" and a "heretic" in the Bull. It sanctioned the right of Catholics to "deprive her of her throne".

After the issuing of the Papal Bull, Elizabeth now viewed the Catholics as a major threat. This was compounded when Jesuits started to arrive in England with the sole purpose of expanding Catholicism in the land. The tolerance that Elizabeth had shown in the early years of her reign disappeared. William Cecil, Lord Burghley, advised execution for those who refused to pay allegiance to the Queen. Cecil emphasised that their executions would be based not on their beliefs but solely on their refusal to accept Elizabeth as Queen. The state's relationship with the Catholics in England became even more difficult with the onset of the Revolt of the Netherlands when their Spanish masters systematically persecuted Protestants in the region. With thousands of Catholic troops literally just a few hours sailing away, England went on the offensive.

In 1585, now with the arch-conformist John Whitgift as Archbishop of Canterbury, an Act of Parliament ordered that all Jesuits and Catholics priests should be driven from the kingdom

the three major activities of the Jesuits were:

1. found superb schools through Europe.

2. convert non-christians to catholicism

3. stop the spread of Protestanism

All Jesuits take the normal three vows of religious: poverty, chastity, and obedience. The last one, obedience, is to their lawful superiors. However, Jesuit priests takes a special fourth vow of immediate obedience to the Pope. Here is the complete formula for the four solemn vows taken at their final profession:

.from FAQs The Society of Jesus website:I, (name), make my profession, and I promise to Almighty God, in the presence of his Virgin Mother, the whole heavenly court, and all those here present and to you , Reverend Father (Provincial, Rector, etc.) representing the Superior General of the Society of Jesus and his successors and holding the place of God, perpetual poverty, chastity and obedience; and, in conformity with it, special care for the instruction of children, according to the manner of living contained in the apostolic letters of the Society of Jesus and its Constitutions.

I further promise a special obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff in regard to the missions according to the same apostolic letters and Constitutions.

Place (name), in the Church of (name), on the date of (date)

(Signatures of the one making vows and the one receiving them).