''Apostolicum pascendi'' was a papal bull issued by

Pope Clement XIII Pope Clement XIII ( la, Clemens XIII; it, Clemente XIII; 7 March 1693 – 2 February 1769), born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 July 1758 to his death in February 1769. ...

on 12 January 1765 in defense of the

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. It relates that both privately and publicly the Society was the object of much calumny. On the other hand, the Society was the subject of praise on the part of bishops for the useful work its members were doing in their dioceses. To confirm this approval and to counteract the calumnies which had been spreading throughout different countries, the Pope confirmed the Society as it was originally constituted, approved its end and its method of work, and whatever sodalities its members have under their charge. In 1764 the Jesuits had been expelled from France by Louis XV. Internally in the Catholic Church, also, they were under pressure. The temporary suppression of the Jesuits would take place in 1773, after partial suppression in significant countries in 1767.

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* The entry cites: **''Bullarium Romanum (continuatio)'', III, 38 sqq.; **Ravignan, ''Clement XIII et Clement XIV'' (Paris, 1854); **''The Jesuits, their foundation and History'' (London, 1879), II, 21012; **De Villecourt, ''Vie de Saint Ligouri'', II, 179, 180. 1765 documents Society of Jesus 18th-century papal bulls Documents of Pope Clement XIII {{RC-document-stub

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