The Protestants considered these doctrines as mere justifications for lies. Catholic ethicists also voiced objections: the Jansenist "Blaise Pascal...attacked the Jesuits in the seventeenth century for what he saw as their moral laxity."
The Protestants considered these doctrines to be merely excuses for lying. Catholic ethicists also voiced objections; the Jansenist Blaise Pascal criticized the Jesuits in the 17th century for his perception of their lax morality.