The Jesuits, 1534-1921 A History of the Society of Jesus from Its Foundation to the Present Time
CHAPTER XVII
THE FINAL BLOW
Ganganelli--Political plotting at the Election--Bernis, Aranda, Aubeterre--The Zelanti--Election of Clement XIV-- Renewal of Jesuit Privileges by the new Pope--Demand of the Bourbons for a universal Suppression--The Three Years' Struggle--Fanaticism of Charles III--Menaces of Schism--Moñino--Maria Theresa--Spoliations in Italy-- Signing the Brief--Imprisonment of Father Ricci and the Assistants--Silence and Submission of the Jesuits to the Pope's Decree 530-554