ROME — Gay rights activist Father James Martin has accused Vice President J.D. Vance of misinterpreting the ancient Christian concept of ordo amoris, or the order of love.
On Thursday, Vance appeared on Fox News’ Hannity program, during which he explained the duty of governments to prioritize the common good of their own citizens before turning to the rest of the world.
“There is a Christian concept that 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,” Vance noted, summarizing classic teaching by Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas on the order of love.
Former UK member of parliament Rory Stewart shot back on X, calling Vance’s words a “bizarre take on John 15:12-13,” a biblical passage where…
