Jesuits and Jansenism Pope Alexander VII

alexander vii favoured jesuits. when venetians called in crete against ottoman turks, pope extracted in return promise jesuits should permitted in venetian territory, had been expelled in 1606. continued take jesuit part in conflict jansenists, condemnation had vigorously supported advisor pope innocent x. french jansenists professed propositions condemned in 1653 not in fact found in augustinus, written cornelius jansen. alexander vii confirmed too, bull ad sanctam beati petri sedem (16 october 1656) declaring 5 propositions extracted group of theologians sorbonne out of jansen s work, concerning grace , fallen nature of man, heretical, including proposition according christ died, or shed blood men semipelagian error. sent france famous formulary , signed clergy means of detecting , extirpating jansenism , inflamed public opinion, leading blaise pascal s defense of jansenism.