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Jesuit political influence was probably at its height with liberation theology in Latin America 1960-1989. This was effectively ended with the assassination of
by glutamate 5y ago
Jesuit political influence was probably at its height with liberation theology in Latin America 1960-1989. This was effectively ended with the assassination of leading Jesuit intellectuals by a US-trained army battalion in 1989 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_murders_of_Jesuits_in_El_Salvador https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_murders_of_Jesuits_in_El_...).
- ganzuul 5y agoDo you mean influence in the sense of how often they are mentioned in media? I heard Bill Clinton is Jesuit.
- cafard 5y agoWhat a charming rumor! He did attend a Jesuit university, but somehow didn't make time for the rather extensive training the Jesuits undergo. But now I'm going to have to make an effort not to refer to him as "Bill Clinton, S.J."
- glutamate 5y agoThis is a joke, right? Jesuits are ordained (and therefore unmarried) Roman Catholics. Bill Clinton is none of those things.
- cafard 5y agoThey were extremely influential during the Counter-Reformation. By comparison, their influence in Latin America was limited.