Question

Select all the correct answers.

How did the Jesuits spread the Catholic faith among the masses?

They cared for the sick and worked for social justice.

They established convents for meditation and prayer.

They showed the suffering of Christ in paintings.

They founded schools that focused on Catholic teachings.

They encouraged witch hunts.

Answer 1

- They cared for the sick and worked for social justice.

- They founded schools that focused on Catholic teachings.

Explaination:

The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, is a religious order of Roman Catholic Church clergy founded in 1534 by the Spanish Ignacio de Loyola. It is the largest Catholic religious order today, with 16 088 members in 2017 (of which 11 583 were consecrated priests). Its activities include educational, social, intellectual, missionary, and Catholic media endeavors, as well as attendance at 1,509 parishes across the world.