Our imagination will dwell upon the different issues to which two heroes distinguished by practical ability were led through their contention with the powers of spiritual evil.

Protagonists respectively of Reformation and Counter-Reformation, they arrived at opposite conclusions; the one championing the cause of spiritual freedom in the modern world, the other consecrating his genius to the maintenance of Catholic orthodoxy by spiritual despotism.

Yet each alike fulfilled his mission by having conquered mysticism at the outset of his world-historical career.
Ignatius remained for the space of ten months at Manresa.

He then found means to realize his cherished journey to the Holy Land.

In Palestine he was treated with coldness as an ignorant enthusiast, capable of subverting the existing order of things, but too feeble to be counted on for permanent support.