J.D. Vance asserts that moral responsibility should prioritize family and community over global considerations, leading to a strict moral hierarchy. Pope Francis challenged this perspective in a letter, arguing for inclusivity and the moral dignity of all individuals, regardless of citizenship status. His views are supported by scientific findings in moral psychology, suggesting the human capacity for expansive moral concern. As part of his legacy, Pope Francis advocates for a broader moral engagement that transcends geographic and social boundaries, contending that such inclusivity is natural to human empathy.
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.
The dignity of all humans should preclude discriminating between citizens and immigrants.
Concerns for community members and for more distant others are not inherently at odds.
Research shows that the Pope's exhortation is fully within the realm of human nature, whereas Vance's view has the potential to dampen people's moral engagement with the broader world.
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