Pope Francis, Vance Clash Over ‘Ordo Amoris’
Ordo amoris, often rendered 'rightly-ordered love,' is a well-established principle considered evident through both revelation and reason, but its practical application can be complex.
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What Is the ‘Ordo Amoris’? JD Vance’s Comments On Christian Love Spark Debate
Though you won’t find the terms in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk said the concept is a well-established one.
Catechist-in-Chief? Vance Introduces Lesser-Known Catholic Moral Principle Into National Discourse
The vice president’s appeal to the ‘ordo amoris,’ a theological principle developed by Augustine and Aquinas, has sparked a theological debate — and suggested that Catholic principles are about to play an unprecedented role in policy disputes.
