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."
According to the Protestants, these doctrines were merely excuses for deceit. Catholic ethicists likewise expressed dissent; the Jansenist Blaise Pascal criticized the Jesuits in the 17th century for his view of their lax morality.