"The backbone of the Inquisition"

Back in the day, the Jesuits were not to be trifled with. Led by a former Spanish soldier, they answered only to the Pope. Their's was a fierce mixture of devotion to the Pope, fanatic defense of the Catholic church, and intellectual discipline. They were the Counter-Reformation's spear point.

Think about that as you read about [warning, link is to the Rude Pundit, so parental warning...] special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's formative years spent at Regis, an exclusive Jesuit high school in Manhattan.

May ours be the noble heart
Strong to endure
Daring though skies be dark and roadways unsure

May ours be the heroes' part
Ready to do
We are your sons fair Regis, our spirit is from you.

I would not want to be the subject of a Fitzgerald investigation.