From Militant Saints to Modernist Wolves
Today marks the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola—soldier, mystic, founder of the Society of Jesus. Once, this name commanded respect from Catholics worldwide. Today, it often evokes embarrassment among the faithful who witness some of his spiritual sons betraying everything he fought to defend.
Yet, Ignatius was a warrior—literally. A cannonball shattered his leg at Pamplona, thus transforming a worldly knight into Christ’s most disciplined general.
His Jesuits were the face of the Church Militant—soldiers trained for spiritual warfare, organized with military precision, devoted to one sacred motto: Ad majórem Dei glóriam (“For the greater glory of God”). They spearheaded the Counter-Reformation, building an empire of souls that stretched from European universities to Asia and the New World.
What would this authentic warrior make of his order’s pseudo-celebrities today? Men like James Martin masquerade online as shepherds while leading the flock toward perdition. Fr. Martin, a modernist, represents everything St. Pius X condemned i
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