Part 3 (2/2)

”How comes it,” said the monk, ”that you who are not learned should presue in such a task unless he has acquired knowledge or has been taught by the Holy Ghost You confess ignorance of letters; it follows then that He has been your director We wish to learn, therefore, what He has been pleased to natius at firstithout value Soon, however, breaking the silence, he remarked that there seemed no reason why he should sayas a reason the fact thatforward the erroneous doctrine of Erasnatius answered, ”I will add no more to what has already been said, unless questioned by those who have a right to expect an account fros the ely clothed, for, although of tall stature, he went about al a cloak much too short, and a hat of enormous size The whole costunatius replied that although at Alcala they were ordered to dress as the other students, Calisto had charitably given his clothes to a poor priest

The , ”Charity begins at home”

But to return to our fornatius fixed in his resolution, ”You shall remain here,” he said, ”and we shall easily find a way of co known”

I his wish that Ignatius should rees Both Ignatius and Calisto re their es was ious frequently visited their cells, and Ignatius never failed to speak with them in his accustomed manner This caused the monks to be divided in their opinion of him, and many, indeed, showed themselves very kindly disposed

On the third day a notary came to conduct them to prison They were not put with the common criminals, but their place of confinement was nevertheless very repulsive In the centre of the cell there was a pillar to which was attached a chain but a few feet in length, and so riveted to the prisoners that when either ed to follow hiht without any sleep On the following day, however, the report spread that they were prisoners

The people then hastened to supply thenatius, asupon spiritual things with those who came to see them

They were each separately exas Aht be seen whether or not they contained any false doctrine When asked about his other companions, he told who and where they were They were arrested also, and confined in separate aparth help was offered on this occasion, he declined to accept it

After a few days he was called into the presence of the judges and professors, who made him answer many questions, not only on his Spiritual Exercises, but even on articles of faith, as, for exa him to explain these mysteries

So clear and exact was his explanation that his examiners could not find the least flaw in his doctrine He was equally correct in the answer to the friar who proposed a difficulty in Canon Law

In every case he said that he did not know the decision of the professors

When ordered to speak on the first coave so full and exhaustive an explanation as to leave to his hearers no further chance of questioning hih he had not completed his studies, he frequently showed the difference between aabout his Exercises, he was closely questioned To their questions, however, he replied, ”What I say is either false or true; if false, condemn it” The doctrine remained uncondemned

Francis de Mendoza, afterward Cardinal of Valencia, was one of those who canatius One day, while accompanied with the friar, he asked him whether the prison and chains were not insupportable ”I shall give,” said Ignatius, ”the reply made to-day to a woladly would wear all the handcuffs and chains that could be found in Salamanca And if you consider this an evil, you show that as yet you are not desirous of suffering imprisonment for the love of Our Lord”

About this tied to escape, leaving only Ignatius and his companions When this became known it caused a reaction in their favor, and they were placed for the ti the prison

On the twenty-second day of their imprisonh they were declared to be free from reproach both in their lives and their doctrines, and were allowed to continue their work of teaching the Christian doctrine and of speaking on spiritual subjects, yet they were forbidden to draw any distinction between mortal and venial sin, until they should have spent fourto accept the sentence, because, though condemned in no respect, he was nevertheless prevented frohbor, he declared that he would sub the affair to God, Ignatius began to deliberate on his future plan of action He considered it a waste of time to remain at Salamanca, as the restriction laid upon hi those for whose salvation he wished to labor

He resolved, accordingly, to set out for Paris for the purpose of there continuing his studies

While studying at Barcelona, Ignatius was in doubt whether, after coious Order, or go fro to his custoious life His next step was to find some Order where the primitive fervor had not relaxed, as he felt that there he would beand assisting others spiritually by bearing, for the love of God, any injury or insult to which he ht be subjected

Even while at Salamanca these desires were ever present to hi at the same tithen in their good resolutions those who had already eo to Paris, he co them to re them in their studies