U.S. Military Strikes in Nigeria: Naturalism Masquerading as Christian Defense
The Catholic News Agency (CNA) portal reports (December 25, 2025) on U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria, conducted with Nigerian government approval under President Donald Trump’s order. The action purportedly aims to stop ISIS targeting “primarily innocent Christians,” with Trump vowing “hell to pay” for continued violence. Nigerian Foreign Affairs confirms “precision hits” in Sokoto state, while Congressman Riley Moore applauds the strikes as “the first step to ending the slaughter.” The report frames this as defense against religious persecution while omitting any supernatural dimension of the conflict.
Reduction of Divine Justice to Secular Retribution
The article presents military force as the primary solution to anti-Christian violence, exemplifying the naturalism condemned by Pope Pius XI: “When men… renounce and do not wish to recognize the reign of our Savior… the entire human society had to be shaken” (Quas Primas). Nowhere does the report mention prayer, sacraments, or the necessity of Christ’s Kingship over nations – a silence more damning than any open heresy. Trump’s threat of “hell to pay” reduces divine judgment to geopolitical vengeance, ignoring the lex divina (divine law) which demands conversion, not mere military suppression of persecutors.
Theological Bankruptcy of ‘Cooperation’ With Apostate Regimes
Nigerian government collaboration in these strikes constitutes formal cooperation with a regime that systematically violates Catholic principles. Nigeria’s constitution enshrines religious indifferentism, directly contradicting the Syllabus of Errors: “The Roman Pontiff cannot… come to terms with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). The Nigerian bishops’ conference remains part of the conciliar sect’s apostate structure, having never denounced Vatican II’s heresies. Thus, any action endorsed by this regime carries intrinsic moral disorder, as St. Paul warns: “What fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Cor 6:14).
Protestant Politicians as False Champions of Catholic Interests
CNA’s uncritical citation of Trump and Congressman Moore – both non-Catholics – exemplifies the conciliar sect’s betrayal of Unam Sanctam: “Outside of her there is neither salvation nor remission of sins” (Boniface VIII). Moore’s political posturing ignores the primary solution to persecution: the conversion of attackers to the Catholic Faith. The article’s focus on military action while omitting the duty to evangelize violates Pope Pius IX’s condemnation of those who “place eternal salvation in the observance of any religion whatever” (Syllabus, Proposition 16).
Modernist Language Concealing Apostasy
The term “religious persecution” serves as linguistic sleight-of-hand, equating attacks on Catholics with generic violence against “Christians.” This blurs the distinction between the true Church and Protestant sects, fulfilling the Modernist agenda condemned in Lamentabili Sane: “The Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics… [due to] adherence to views irreconcilable with modern progress” (Proposition 63). The report’s emphasis on “innocent Christians” being “primarily” targeted subtly reinforces the conciliar lie that Muslims and Catholics worship the same God.
War Department as False Savior
The very existence of a U.S. “Secretary of War” – an office abolished in 1947 and revived under Trump – signals a Hobbesian worldview where brute force replaces divine order. Hegseth’s gratitude for Nigerian cooperation ignores St. Augustine’s warning: “Without justice, what are kingdoms but great robberies?” (City of God IV.4). The article’s celebration of “precision hits” epitomizes the naturalistic heresy that temporal peace can be achieved without subjection to Christ the King – a direct rejection of Quas Primas: “Nations will be reminded that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ.”
Omission of the Only True Remedy
Nowhere does the article mention Nigeria’s desperate need for public consecration to Christ the King, missionary activity, or the restoration of the Social Reign of Christ. This silence proves CNA operates within the conciliar sect’s paradigm, which treats Catholicism as a private devotion rather than the regnum sociale Christi (social kingdom of Christ). The strikes constitute mere damage control within a global apostasy, ignoring Pope Pius XI’s teaching that “the empire of our Redeemer embraces all men… The State must adjust its laws to the Church’s doctrine” (Quas Primas).
Conclusion: Symptom of Conciliar Apostasy
This report typifies the conciliar sect’s reduction of Catholicism to a humanitarian NGO. By celebrating Protestant politicians and secular military solutions while ignoring sacramental and supernatural means, CNA propagates the very Modernism condemned by St. Pius X: “The Church consents to… reject her history” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis 39). Until Nigeria and America publicly recognize Christ’s Kingship and renounce religious liberty heresies, no military action – however precise – can bring true peace. As Pope Pius XI declared: “When once men recognize… that Christ has authority over all laws and judgments, over all men, families, and states, then at last will lasting peace be established” (Quas Primas).
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BREAKING: In effort to stem violence against Christians, U.S. conducts airstrikes on ISIS in Nigeria (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 26.12.2025