Jesuit:
(plural: ‘Jesuits‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
Jesuits in Taiwan
A Roman Catholic person who is a member of the “Society of Jesus” and lives a strict religious life;
(often with small letter ‘j’) a person, especially a man, who believes that anything is good if it is done for a good purpose,
a Jesuit school in Sri Lanka
When asked about difference between a normal Catholic priest and a Jesuit priest, Fr. Joseph, a Jesuit priest for over two decades, says with a smile that Jesuits are just an order in the Catholic Church.
People quite often mix-up or use the terms Catholics and Jesuits interchangeably!
There are Jesuits and schools, colleges and universities run by Jesuits all over the world, and enjoy good reputation.
As is the case with every other religion/sect/cult/order, Jesuits also face legal problems — gay relationship, pro- and anti-abortion groups, child molestation, sexual abuse, etc., but as it is the norm of the day, they, too, thrive, like all other religious sects.
