Nigeria’s Christian Persecution and the Silence of Apostate Structures
The Catholic News Agency reports on the abduction of 167 worshippers during attacks on three churches in Nigeria’s Kajuru LGA on January 18, 2026. UK-based group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) demands Nigerian authorities secure their release, citing repeated attacks by Fulani militants demanding ransoms. The military blocked access to verify the incidents, and CSW condemns governmental opacity regarding anti-Christian violence. The article frames the crisis through secular human rights discourse rather than Catholic teaching on martyrdom or divine justice.
The Naturalization of Religious Persecution
The report reduces the systematic slaughter of Christians to a “security crisis,” omitting its theological significance as odium fidei (hatred of the faith). By prioritizing temporal solutions—ransom negotiations and military intervention—the narrative ignores the supernatural dimension of persecution foretold by Christ: “If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20). CSW’s appeal to “human rights” substitutes secular legalism for the Church’s immutable teaching that societies rejecting Christ’s reign inevitably descend into chaos (Pius XI, Quas Primas).
Ecclesial Apostasy and the Abdication of Divine Law
Notably absent is any call for Nigeria’s conversion to the Social Kingship of Christ, a dogma solemnly defined in Quas Primas: “When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony.” Instead, the article parrots the conciliar sect’s false ecumenism, treating Christianity as one “faith community” among others. This mirrors the condemned error of the Syllabus of Errors: “Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true” (Pius IX, Proposition 15).
The Masonic Subtext of “Human Rights” Discourse
CSW’s demands exemplify the Freemasonic obsession with natural virtue divorced from grace. Mervyn Thomas’ plea for “transparency” and “effective response” tacitly endorses the modernist heresy that states need not submit to Christ’s authority to achieve justice. Contrast this with St. Pius X’s condemnation: “The replacement of the divine law with human reason is the foundation of all modern errors” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 23). The article’s focus on ransom payments (20 million Naira) obscures the liturgical betrayal—nowhere does it urge the faithful to offer the Holy Sacrifice for the martyrs’ perseverance.
Omissions That Condemn
The report suppresses critical facts:
- Fulani militants explicitly target Christians, a pattern documented since the 2018 murder of Agom Adara III, a Catholic traditional ruler.
- Nigerian “authorities” have long collaborated with Islamist groups, as evidenced by the military’s blockade of investigations.
- The conciliar “bishops” in Nigeria consistently avoid denouncing Islamism, instead promoting interfaith “dialogue”—a modernist heresy condemned by Pius XI in Mortalium Animos.
Symptomatic of the Conciliar Collapse
This atrocity exposes the conciliar sect’s bankruptcy. Where are the calls for Eucharistic processions to reclaim public space for Christ? Where is the demand for Nigeria’s consecration to the Sacred Heart—the only remedy for national apostasy (Leo XIII, Annum Sacrum)? The silence confirms that the post-1958 structures have abandoned the munus regale (kingly office) of defending Christ’s flock. As true shepherds vanished, “the hireling fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep” (John 10:13).
The Only Solution: Restoration of Christ’s Reign
Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas remains the unchanging answer: “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.” Until Nigeria’s government kneels before the Eucharistic King, no military or diplomatic strategy will end the bloodshed. Let the martyrs’ witness awaken the faithful to reject the conciliar sect’s compromises and demand the integral restoration of Catholic Order. As St. Augustine warned: “Without justice, what are kingdoms but great robberies?”
Source:
Nigerian government urged to secure release of 167 worshippers abducted from churches (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 21.01.2026