Question

The Society of Jesus undertook each of the following tasks EXCEPT:

Serving the papacy.
Preaching and teaching.
Holding people accountable to Roman Catholic doctrine.
Defending the doctrine of justification by faith alone.
Extending the Roman Catholic Church’s reach through missions.

Answer 1

Defending the doctrine of justification by faith alone.

The Jesuits were staunch defenders of Roman Catholic teaching during the Counter-Reformation, so they rejected sola fide (the Protestant "justification by faith alone") and instead upheld Catholic doctrine on faith and works, while serving the papacy, teaching, preaching, enforcing orthodoxy, and carrying out missions.