Bangladesh “Church Leaders” Promote Naturalism Over Divine Law in Arson Condemnation

EWTN News reports on December 19, 2025, that Catholic leaders in Bangladesh condemned arson attacks on newspaper offices and political figures’ homes following protests over activist Sharif Osman Hadi’s death. Father Liton Hubert Gomes, secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission, expressed concern about “upcoming elections” and called to “stop this mob justice” while lamenting government failure to protect property. The analysis reveals a complete subordination of Catholic principles to secular political narratives.

Naturalism Masquerading as Pastoral Concern

Father Gomes’ statement reduces the Church’s mission to a social activism devoid of supernatural purpose. His exclusive focus on elections, property protection, and “mob justice” ignores the regnum sociale Christi (social kingship of Christ) that must govern all temporal affairs. Pius XI explicitly taught that nations rejecting Christ’s reign become “disordered” (Quas Primas, 1925), yet Gomes treats Bangladesh’s political situation as a purely natural phenomenon requiring technical solutions rather than conversion.

The condemnation of violence against newspapers as attacks on “the truth” dangerously implies truth resides in human institutions rather than Divine Revelation. This echoes the modernist error condemned in Lamentabili Sane (1907): “Truth changes with man, because it develops with him” (Proposition 58). Nowhere do these “Church leaders” reference the only eternal Truth – Christ Himself – or His immutable moral law as the solution to societal chaos.

Abandonment of Catholic Social Teaching

“We condemn this attack and we are very concerned about the upcoming elections.”

This statement from Gomes subordinates Catholic witness to electoral politics, violating Pius IX’s condemnation of those who claim “the Roman Pontiff can… come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 80). True shepherds would instead denounce the root cause of violence: Bangladesh’s rejection of Christ’s social kingship.

The article’s reference to “Indian hegemony” and exiled dictator Sheikh Hasina demonstrates nationalist partisan entanglement – precisely what Pius XI warned against when stating that Christ’s Kingdom “is opposed only to the kingdom of Satan and the powers of darkness” (Quas Primas). Nowhere do these conciliar sect figures call for Bangladesh’s consecration to Christ the King or public repentance as required by Catholic statecraft.

Symptomatic Silence on Doctrinal Non-Negotiables

The absence of any reference to Bangladesh’s religious demographics (91% Muslim) or persecution of Christians proves these “leaders” embrace false ecumenism. They remain silent on:

The Islamic blasphemy laws enabling persecution of Christians
Bangladesh’s constitutional establishment of Islam as state religion
The duty of Catholic leaders to demand public recognition of Christ’s authority

This fulfills Pius X’s warning against those who “equate the Christian religion with false religions” (Lamentabili Sane, cf. Proposition 65). The article’s focus on property damage over souls endangered by Islamic hegemony reveals a materialist worldview incompatible with Quas Primas‘ teaching that “the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.”

Betrayal of Truth Through Omission

The “interim administration” led by Muhammad Yunus – a microfinance capitalist and Nobel laureate – receives uncritical mention despite promoting usurious economic systems condemned by Leo XIII (Rerum Novarum, 1891). Gomes’ failure to denounce this confirms the conciliar sect’s alignment with globalist anti-Christ forces.

Nowhere do these figures:

Call for Bangladesh’s conversion to Catholicism
Denounce the Islamic theological justification for violence
Warn of eternal consequences for attackers’ souls

Their anemic response fulfills Pius IX’s condemnation of those who claim “the Church ought to be separated from the State” (Syllabus, Proposition 55). True Catholic leaders would declare with Pius XI: “When all men… shall… obey [Christ], then at last will it be possible to heal… so many wounds” (Quas Primas).

Source:
Church leaders condemn arson attack on top Bangladesh newspaper offices (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 19.12.2025