why were the Jesuits expelled in almost all countries?

Question

i forgot the date but this event did happen. anyone care to explain?

Answer 1

--Here is some history on the movement:

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Success Creates Problems

".........To many Protestants, the Jesuits have appeared to be no more than a subtle but very powerful and successful arm of Rome. It cannot be denied that part of their original purpose for existing was to counter the Protestant Reformation. The late Joseph de Guibert (himself a Jesuit) noted: “It is, of course, beyond doubt that Ignatius had a dread of Protestantism. He resolutely opposed even every tendency resembling or favoring it.”

Jesuit popularity has stirred others against them. When dictators and Communistic governments come to power, the Jesuits are often among the first to suffer, sometimes because of their assumed strong connections with Vatican City. However, particularly in recent decades, individual Jesuits usually have operated with broad latitude and even somewhat detached from the Vatican.

The Jesuits’ successes have sometimes made for them enemies even right inside the Catholic Church! Pressure against them was so strong that the pope banned the group between 1773 and 1814. Why this intense internal hatred? Largely it resulted from jealousy. Their motto, “For the greater glory of God,” implies that they will do more than even other dedicated religious orders. Such a spirit has not always met with the best reception, even among “friends.”

So opposition and problems are not new for the Society of Jesus. But at this point Jesuits or those interested in their many works must exercise special discernment. It is relatively easy to toss off current problems as just variations on a theme that is centuries old. But such an attitude can also be dangerous. Why? Because the situations the Order faces today really are different from those of the past......."

*** g89 11/22 pp. 20-21 Part 22—1900 onward—False Religion—Overtaken by Its Past! ***

"............A Lack of Personnel

“To rouse a village first rouse its priests,” advises a Japanese proverb. But what priests? In the decade prior to 1983, the number of Catholic priests worldwide decreased by 7 percent. And in 15 years, nuns by 33 percent. Meanwhile, the outlook for replacements is gloomy. In less than 20 years, the enrollment at Catholic seminaries in the United States plummeted from 48,992 to 11,262.

Catholic orders are also suffering. At one time, the Society of Jesus, founded in Paris in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola, practically controlled education in a number of countries. Its members, popularly called Jesuits, took the lead in missionary activity. But since 1965, membership has dropped by over one fourth.

Bad enough that personnel is dwindling; worse still is that many of them can no longer be trusted. The number of priests and nuns who oppose official church policy on celibacy, birth control, and the religious role of women is increasing. This was demonstrated in January 1989 when 163 European Catholic theologians issued a public statement—by May 1 it had been signed by over 500 more—accusing the Vatican of authoritarianism and misuse of power.

Millions in Christendom have become spiritually dead, victims of spiritual malnutrition. A U.S. churchman admitted as much when he complained: “The church [has become] a supermarket dispensing spiritual junk food to passers-by. The pastor’s sermon is little more than the ‘special of the week,’ offered to customers at a discount of commitment.......”

Answer 2

THA has some good information. To say "almost every country" is an exaggeration. Throughout their history, and even today, the Jesuits have sent missionaries quite literally all over the world to spread the word of the Lord. At times, the Jesuits have done this heavy-handedly and condescendingly. From time to time, local governments come to resent their white colonial leaders and the Jesuits have been a part of that.

Sometimes you will hear Jesuits referred to as the Marines of the Catholic Church. There are two reasons for this: 1) there is a good chance a Jesuit will go overseas in his lifetime and 2) the are very gung ho.

Answer 3

Because they spoke french which was considered an abomination to the peoples.

Answer 4

They weren't. Whatever makes you think they were?