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> My Jesuit theological trainings have led me to appreciate all other religions, I don’t know much about Jesuits. Is this common in their beliefs or are you ju
by runlaszlorun 3y ago
> My Jesuit theological trainings have led me to appreciate all other religions,
I don’t know much about Jesuits. Is this common in their beliefs or are you just mentioning that you yourself came to these conclusions? Just curious for my own sake.
- williamcotton 3y agoIt is common enough that it came out of the mouth of a priest during a theology lecture! Edit: It is still astonishing to me that they let these hippies into the papacy!
- jprd 3y agoPESRONAL OPINION AND EXPERIENCE: I was SO LUCKY, growing up Irish-American Catholic, that I had so many local parish Priests that were Jesuits. THEY ECOURAGED QUESTIONING FAITH. Open Q&A, without saying a dogmatic response - sparking discussion instead. These cats allowed myself and my peers the latitude to poke holes in all of it, pontificate (apologies on the pun) on our personal viewpoints and challenge any conflicts in Dogma or texts. Jesuits help combine the scientific reality of our experience with the mystical / religious in a non-judgmental way (IMHO). Pretty powerful and not as evangelical as they may have been as an order in the past.
- namaria 3y agoWow you just unlocked a weird memory. Back when I was in High School Jesuits actually taught me the principles of microeconomics.