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Key Takeaways

Vice President JD Vance referenced medieval Catholic theology to justify immigration policies under President Trump, citing the concept of 'ordo amoris' as a basis for prioritizing love for family and fellow citizens over strangers.

The concept of 'ordo amoris' translates to "order of love" or "order of charity," as discussed by theologians St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, emphasizing the importance of loving everyone and everything in its proper way based on circumstances.

The modern catechism of the Catholic Church briefly mentions the "order of charity," highlighting obligations to honor parents and be good citizens while also recognizing the need to show special regard to those closely connected to us.

Vice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.

"Just google ‘ordo amoris,’” he posted Jan. 30 on the social media platform X.

He posted this in reply to criticism over statements he made in a Fox News interview: “You love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country. And then after that, you can focus and prioritize the rest of the world.” He claimed that the “far left” has inverted that.

Vance posted that the concept is “basic common sense” because one's moral duties to one's children outweigh those “to a stranger who lives thousands of miles away.”

What is ‘ordo amoris’?

It's been translated as “order of love” or “order of charity.” It's a concept discussed by St. Augustine, an ancient theologian, who said everyone and everything should be loved in its own proper way.

“Now he is a man of just and holy life who ... neither loves what he ought not to love, nor fails to love what he ought to love, nor loves that more which ought to be loved less, nor loves that equally which ought to be loved either less or more, nor loves that less or more which ought to be loved equally,” Augustine wrote.

“Further, all men are to be loved equally," Augustine wrote. "But since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you."

St. Thomas Aquinas, in the 13th century, expounded on this theme while also noting it depends on circumstances.

“We ought to be most beneficent towards those who are most closely connected with us,” he wrote. “And yet this may vary according to the various requirements of time, place, or matter in hand: because in certain cases one ought, for instance, to succor a stranger, in extreme necessity, rather than one’s own father, if he is not in such urgent need.”

The modern catechism of the Catholic Church briefly refers to the “order of charity” where it cites obligations to honor one's parents and be good citizens.

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oh to be in a quaint bookstore in london right now

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goat fight. non-negotiable.

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⌕ strawberry fields ﹆

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Wild, wild Donegal (Ireland)

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When I was a teenager and still on Neopets I was part of a pretty big Star Trek guild and eventually became part of its council, with the solemn duty of creating weekly polls. Well one day I created the poll "Which would win in a fight? Borg Cube or Death Star?". Naturally, since this was a Star Trek guild, the answer was overwhelmingly "Borg Cube", but someone did have the rationality to point out we were biased.

So I look up a pretty prominent Star Wars guild and message one of their council and ask them to poll the same question and get back to me in a week. They do, and naturally the fuckin geeks said "Death Star".

So then I look up a Stargate guild and messaged the lead council member, saying the same thing, and they get back to me almost immediately saying that the Death Star would immediately one-shot a Borg Cube but they would never be able to do it again to another Cube. And I took that wisdom back to my guild and we were mollified, and for one moment the Nerd World was peaceful.

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St. Vitus Cathedral Interior (part II) // Prague, Czech Republic

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there's no greater betrayal than finally starting to read a book you've had sitting for months on your shelf or your desk or your nightstand and then finding out it's bad. like. i gave you a fucking home.

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I think every teens/20s girl who wants to get “top surgery” should have to speak to women who are status post double mastectomy. listen to them all talk about the limitations on their range of motion. neurological symptoms in their arms. chronic pain. phantom pain. see the way scars actually look.

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"Wheatfield with Cypress Tree. 1889" by Vincent Van Gogh x Twisters (2024), Isaac Lee Chung x "Green Wheat Field with Cypress, 1889" by Vincent Van Gogh

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My cat just let out the most long-suffering sigh. Life is so hard when you’re a spoiled little creachure.

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Print in my shop :) https://emilyscartoons.myshopify.com/