Editing Jesuits (section)

===Power-seeking===
The ''[[Monita Secreta]]'' (Secret Instructions of the Jesuits), published in 1612 and in 1614 in [[Kraków]], is alleged to have been written by [[Claudio Acquaviva]], the fifth general of the society, but was probably written by former Jesuit Jerome Zahorowski. It purports to describe the methods to be adopted by Jesuits for the acquisition of greater power and influence for the society and for the Catholic Church. The ''[[Catholic Encyclopedia]]'' states the book is a forgery, fabricated to ascribe a sinister reputation to the Society of Jesus.{{sfn|Gerard|1911}}

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