Round 8: Tossup 3

A tradition of “indifference” espoused by this group’s founder “to all created things” discourages “inordinate attachments” to things like health and sickness in favor of dedicating oneself to serving God. A “discernment of spirits” is advocated by this group to understand the “motions of the soul” as part of the daily Examen. (10[1])“First Studies” and “Regency” are among the stages experienced by this group’s novitiates during “formation.” A fourth vow of “special obedience to the sovereign pontiff” can be made by members of this group. A process of extracting general moral principles from specific cases associated with this group was attacked in the Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal. For 10 points, what Catholic order known for reasoning with casuistry (10[1])was founded by Saint Ignatius (10[1])of Loyola? (10[4])■END■

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