Aunque a veces se tarde o lo haga de forma inesperada, la historia «coloca» a todos en su sitio.
John Adams -el segundo presidente de Estados Unidos- en una carta a Jefferson (4-XII-1816) escribió sobre los jesuitas:
«This society [Jesuits] has been a greater calamity to mankind than the French Revolution, or Napoleon's despotism or ideology. It has obstructed the progress of reformation and the improvement of the human mind in society much longer and more fatally»
Unos meses antes, en mayo del mismo año, también a Jefferson, con motivo de la restauración de la Compañía de Jesús se expresaba con el mismo «cariño»:
«My history of the Jesuits is not eloquently written, but it is supported by unquestionable authorities, [and] is very particular and very horrible. Their restoration [en 1814 por el Papa Pío VII] is indeed a step toward darkness, cruelty, despotism, [and] death. [...] I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits.... Shall we not have regular swarms of them here, in as many disguises as only a king of the gipsies can assume, dressed as printers, publishers, writers and schoolmasters? If ever there was a body of men who merited damnation on earth and in Hell, it is this society of Loyola’s. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them an asylum.»
Pues bien, ayer se hizo pública la visita del Papa Francisco al Capitolio. Un Jesuita hablará, en sesión conjunta, a las dos cámaras del Congreso de Estados Unidos. Por primera vez en la historia.
¿Y John Adams? ¡Salud!
Dedicado a mi amigo Gerardo Castillo
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