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The pope’s letter also seemed to correct Vance’s use of the concept of “ordo amoris” as a defense of deportations.

“The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the ‘Good Samaritan,’ that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.”

The Confederacy, in their eyes, represented the “vetus ordo seclorum” — the Old World Order.

Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, attempted to defend the immigration crackdown in a January interview by citing the Augustinian concept of "ordo amoris," or "order of love," which he claimed delineated a hierarchy of care — with family first, followed by neighbor, community, fellow citizens and then everyone else.

From at least the early 20th century era of rocket scientist Jack Parsons, and the shared roots of Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Scientology and the occult group Ordo Templi Orientis, the hard science of space exploration has mingled with more esoteric ideas in Southern California.