Exclusive Beneficence

Is beneficence rightly understood when practiced exclusively among persons of the same opinion, the same belief or the same political party?

No, because it is specially the spirit of sectarianism and political parties that must be abolished, for all humans are brothers and sisters. True Christians see only brothers and sisters in their fellow beings, and before helping those who are in need, they do not ask them about what their beliefs or opinions might be. Would Christians be obeying Jesus Christ’s precept that says to love even one’s enemies if they sent unfortunate individuals away because they profess a different belief system?

Therefore, help them  without  asking them  to  give an account of their conscience, for if they are an enemy of religion, it will be a way to lead them to love it; sending them away would cause them to hate it.

St. Louis (Paris, 1860)