As the world became frenzied on Wednesday with the declaration of the new 266th spiritual leader of the Catholic church, now known as Pope Francis, many wondered just how his allegiance to the Jesuit order will affect his papal working style and leadership over its 1.2 billion followers.

The Jesuit order, more formally known as the Society of Jesus, is the largest religious order of men in the Catholic Church, boasting with global members reaching about 20,000. Founded by Saint Ignatius Loyola, a Spanish knight from a local noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, the Jesuits are more trained to become followers or servants rather than leader. They focus on service, education and engaging with the world.

Reactions of Jesuit priests and followers around the world were vocal and honest to Pope Francis' acceptance of the herculean task.

"I am a bit shocked by the fact we have a Jesuit pope," Rev Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman and himself an Italian Jesuit, said. "Usually the Jesuits don't accept, or at least try to resist being nominated as bishops or cardinals."

"Our identity and our spirituality is to obey and serve the Church," Father Joe Quilongquilong, a Filipino Jesuit, said during the panel discussion aired on GMA News TV's "News To Go," one of the Philippines' local TV stations. The Philippines is one of the few remaining countries where the secular religion still thrives.

Yet it could be said that this very same vow and basic knowledge to follow what has been laid before him prompted Pope Francis to accept and seal his papacy fate.

"Part of our vows is obedience to the pope so if the pope writes a Jesuit priest or tells his superior that he wants a Jesuit as bishop, what can you do but just obey? It's a form of service," Fr Albert Alejo SJ, a Philippine Jesuit priest, told Rappler.

But Jesuits around the world somehow believe the new pope will merge his Jesuit training with his new found power and authority over the crisis-riddled Catholic church.

Just on his first morning as pope, Pope Francis insisted paying his hotel accommodations. On his first mass as pontiff, he showed up wearing simple black shoes and an ordinary wristwatch with a thick black band. He even co-mingled with his cardinals as he went with them to a dinner, riding in a minivan on Thursday night.

"He will surely rule out ambition and power," Fr Alejo said.

"He's going to bring a change," Rev Nicolas Steeves, a French-American Jesuit doing doctoral studies in Paris, told Reuters.

And his dedication to his craft, so to speak, may not be questioned, judging from the way he continued to handle Argentina and its ongoings.

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, France told New York Times an incident in December 2012 where the cardinals all over the world were invited to witness the naming and installation of new cardinals in Rome.

"He told me that right now the situation in Argentina was too terrible; he couldn't leave Argentina," Cardinal Barbarin said. "For me, that was significant. In a moment where the country is going badly, he said, 'I have to be here.' He could have happily come to a party in Rome, but he didn't."

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