CHAPTER VII

THE GREAT STORMS 1580-1597

Manares suspected of ambition--Election of Aquaviva-- Beginning of Spanish discontent--Dionisio Vásquez--The "Ratio Studiorum"--Society's action against Confessors of Kings and Political Embassies--Trouble with the Spanish Inquisition and Philip II--Attempts at a Spanish Schism--The Ormanetto papers--Ribadeneira suspected-- Imprisonment of Jesuits by the Spanish Inquisition-- Action of Toletus--Extraordinary Congregation called-- Exculpation of Aquaviva--The dispute "de Auxiliis"-- Antoine Arnauld's attack--Henry IV and Jean Chastel-- Reconciliation of Henry IV to the Church--Royal protection--Saint Charles Borromeo--Troubles in Venice-- Sarpi--Palafox 197-227