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Conservative Catholic Group Quotes St. Thomas Aquinas Against Open Borders. "By James Kirkpatrick on July 14, 2014 Though the group certainly doesn’t shy away from controversy, it has been largely …More
Conservative Catholic Group Quotes St. Thomas Aquinas Against Open Borders.
"By James Kirkpatrick on July 14, 2014
Though the group certainly doesn’t shy away from controversy, it has been largely silent on immigration. However, the group recently published the thoughts of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church, on immigration and the immorality of open borders. They may prove useful for Catholic readers who want to oppose the open-borders hierarchy.
One has only to look in his masterpiece, the Summa Theologica, in the second part of the first part, question 105, article 3 (I-II, Q. 105, Art. 3). There one finds his analysis based on biblical insights that can add to the national debate. They are entirely applicable to the present.
Saint Thomas: “Man’s relations with foreigners are twofold: peaceful, and hostile: and in directing both kinds of relation the Law contained suitable precepts.”
Commentary: In making this affirmation, Saint Thomas affirms that not all immigrants are …More
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