Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
Looking back, it's hard to believe how 'old fashioned' it was; but my parents were happy to pay the fees, and it didn’t do me any harm.
No it didn't do any harm, quite the opposite. Being trained to be indifferent to suffering wasn't pleasant at the time but it's been a positive boon in later life.

The Jesuits knew exactly what they were doing. It's why Himmler used the order as the template for the Waffen SS.