The Jebbies are still intellectuals of high order (three doctorates necessary to ordination unless they have changed the rules. The problem is that since Pedro Arrupe was elected Superior General in the mid-60's and served until removed by St. John Paul II, the Jebbies are not very Catholic. I had hope for Pope Francis because he is of the pre-Arrupe generation but he has dashed those hopes substantially. We should all pray for him nonetheless. His papacy, as he has stated, will not be a long one. I am going to stop making cracks against him in the vein that God knows how to fire him.
Thank you for your kind words!
Dear Black Elk, Sorry it took me so long to reply. I usually go to bed at midnight and you were a busy bee long after that.
To address my conclusion regarding Ignatius, I did some research and came away with 18 Rules of the Jesuits contained in Spiritual Exercises authored by him. The First rule is: All judgement laid aside. Now this could mean many things, but we can see that in the hands of less than holy people, it could open an enormous field of “Who are we to judge?”
The tenth rule is: find good and praise. There again, there is opportunity for mischief.
I don’t think Ignatius foresaw the dangers of those words, nevertheless, there they are for those to pick and choose.
I so appreciate your lengthy and complete explanations and again compliment the Jesuits, who may not aspire to endorse evil, but the danger was and is there, but gave you an excellent education.
God Bless you and yours, also!