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ELI5: Catholic religious orders (e.g. Jesuits)

Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope. What differentiates the Jesuits from other orders, such as the Benedictines?
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Well, think of the religious orders as factions within the church, all dedicated to certain goals that are shared within the order, and compatible with the goals of the church as a whole.

The easiest way to distinguish the Jesuits from the Benedictines is that the Jesuits are an apostolic ministry...They go out in the world and build schools and hospitals, and preach to people. They're loosely organized, and mobile.

On the other hand, the Benedictines are a monastic order (monks), tied hierarchically to their various abbeys and monasteries. The Benedictines have traditionally had a lot of the more influential thinkers in the church (which may seem odd since the Jesuits are known for education), but the Jesuits are much more worldly.