What Exactly Do Priests Have to Do to Get Kicked Out of the Church?
Nearly a year ago, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the world's first Jesuit pope. This was an unlikely choice: In the final stage of their vows, the order's priests promise never to strive for higher office within the Catholic Church or their community. The order's founder, Ignatius of Loyola, was also opposed to Jesuits becoming bishops—and now a Jesuit is the bishop of Rome.
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