The Necessity of An ‘Ordo Amoris’ - Catholic Insight

The Necessity of An ‘Ordo Amoris’ - Catholic Insight

The notion of the ‘ordo amoris’ – the ‘order of love’ – has generated some debate of late, not least since some big names have been involved: JD Vance responding to Pope Francis, and Robert Cardinal Prevost – before he was elected to the papacy – responding to Mr. Vance, by re-tweeting a tweet. I won’t wade into all that, and only offer some distinctions from Saint Thomas Aquinas that I hope may prove helpful in determining whether or not we sho…