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132 A History of Sweden
to-do now wander through the land with staff and
wallet/’ so reads an account of the last years of John’s
reign.
The Liturgical Controversy. About the middle of the
sixteenth century the Reformation had prevailed over
Catholicism in northern and central Europe. It began
to spread even in the southern lands. The popes and
the Roman clergy then began to realize that something
had to be done lest they lose all control over the na-
tions. The worst abuses were removed. This move-
ment is known as the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
The Papal Church now became aggressive in efforts
to win back what she had lost. Her two formidable
weapons in this conflict were the Inquisition and the
Order of Jesuits.
The office of the Inquisition was to ferret out and
to condemn heretics, or apostates from the Roman
Church. Unhappy they who were accused before this
tribunal. By the use of terrible instruments of torture
confession was usually extorted. The victims were
solemnly burned at the stake or doomed to die in cold,
damp dungeons.
The Order of Jesuits was organized by a Spanish
knight, Ignatius Loyola, who had been so severely
wounded in battle that he could no longer serve in war.
So he decided to win undying fame by spiritual weap-
ons. He would win the world for the Holy Church.
Hence, he gathered disciples and organized a society
which he named the Society of Jesus. Its members
were usually known as Jesuits. They were to go into
all lands and work for the pope and his church. The
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