Nigeria’s Christian Martyrdom Amidst Conciliar Apostasy
The Catholic News Agency portal (January 16, 2026) reports that Nigeria accounted for 72% of global Christian killings in 2025, citing Open Doors’ World Watch List 2026. Of 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide, 3,490 died in Nigeria. The article quotes U.K. envoy David Smith calling for diplomatic pressure on Nigeria’s government and references antipope Leo XIV’s November 2025 statement acknowledging that “Christians and Muslims have been slaughtered” while urging “authentic religious freedom.” The report reduces the Church’s supernatural mission to a humanitarian campaign for “freedom of religion or belief,” ignoring the conciliar sect’s complicity in Nigeria’s apostasy.
Naturalism Replaces the Kingship of Christ
The article frames persecution solely through secular metrics—death tolls, geopolitical analysis, and interfaith “dialogue”—while omitting the radical cause of Nigeria’s crisis: the rejection of Christ’s social reign. Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas (1925) condemns this naturalism, declaring: “Nations will be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ” (§32). Instead, the report echoes the Vatican II heresy of religious liberty (Dignitatis Humanae), treating Islam and Christianity as morally equal. The 1864 Syllabus of Errors condemns such indifference: “Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true” (Error 15). By lamenting violence against “Christians and Muslims” equally, antipope Leo XIV denies the unicity of the Church as the sole ark of salvation (Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus).
Silence on the Apostasy Within
While detailing Fulani and Islamist attacks, the report ignores the spiritual genocide perpetrated by Nigeria’s conciliar hierarchy. The Nigerian “bishops” endorse ecumenical initiatives with Muslims and promote the Novus Ordo Missae—a rite that diminishes the propitiatory sacrifice of Calvary. St. Pius X’s Lamentabili Sane (1907) condemns Modernist attempts to “reform” doctrine (Proposition 64), yet Nigeria’s clergy routinely parrot Bergoglio’s synodal heresies. The article’s quoted “Pastor Barnabas” typifies the problem: his plea for international intervention (“we want people to spread this news”) reduces the Church to a NGO begging secular powers for protection, rather than a militant body embracing the Cross. As Pope Pius XI warned, when states “renounce and do not wish to recognize the reign of our Savior,” society collapses into “seeds of discord” and “flames of envy” (Quas Primas, Introduction).
The Conciliar Hierarchy’s Betrayal
Antipope Leo XIV’s hollow appeal for “authentic religious freedom” exemplifies the conciliar sect’s apostasy. True popes never begged tyrants for tolerance but commanded nations to submit to Christ the King. Pope Gregory XVI’s Mirari Vos (1832) anathematized the “false and absurd maxim” that “liberty of conscience must be maintained for everyone.” The article’s focus on U.S./U.K. political pressure (“critical friends,” sanctions) proves the Vatican II church has abandoned the spiritual weapons of prayer, penance, and doctrinal clarity. Meanwhile, Open Doors—the report’s source—promotes ecumenical projects that dilute Catholic identity. Their partnership with Protestants mirrors the conciliar betrayal condemned by St. Pius X: “The enemies of the Church disguise their plans with the name of reform” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, §1).
Omission of the Only Remedies
Nowhere does the article mention the necessary conditions for Nigeria’s deliverance:
- Public consecration of Nigeria to Christ the King by its legitimate pre-Vatican II hierarchy.
- Abrogation of the Novus Ordo Missae and restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass.
- Expulsion of Muslim immigrants who reject Catholic sovereignty.
- Rescinding Vatican II’s declarations on religious liberty and ecumenism.
Pius IX’s Syllabus mandates that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (Error 80) is condemned. Yet the conciliar sect continues to negotiate with jihadists and secularists, accelerating Nigeria’s martyrdom. Until Catholics recognize that the Vatican II church is a paramasonic structure usurping Peter’s throne, such reports will only chronicle symptoms while ignoring the disease.
Source:
Nigeria accounts for 72% of Christian killings worldwide, new report finds (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 16.01.2026