mayamaia ([personal profile] mayamaia) wrote2008-01-25 12:15 am
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They amuse me.

"Last Saturday, January 19, the Jesuits elected a new Superior General, the 29th in line from St. Ignatius. Bearing some semblance to a papal conclave, the Jesuit version is called a "General Congregation" - 271 delegates (electors), chosen locally from 91 provinces, journey to Rome for the event. "

It's really not much surprise that the Jesuits tend to irritate the rest of the Catholic hierarchy. They're rather independent...