Amid the clamor to figure out who Pope Francis might be, observers never failed to mention that he is the first Jesuit pope. But what does that really tell us and, more importantly, as his decisions begin to come down the pipeline, what is most important to know about his Jesuit worldview?
J. Michelle Molina
J. Michelle Molina is Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Northwestern University where she specializes in early modern Catholic devotional life in Europe and Latin America. Her book, To Overcome Oneself: The Jesuit Ethic and the Spirit of Global Expansion is forthcoming from the University of California Press in May 2013.
