Tanzanian Bishops’ Silence on Christ’s Kingship Amidst Election Carnage
Vatican News portal (November 19, 2025) reports on Tanzanian “Bishop” Wolfgang Pisa condemning state violence against protesters following contested elections. The article quotes Pisa lamenting security forces who “fired and killed not only those demonstrating but even bystanders,” labeling their actions as “reckless, without mercy.” He alleges hospitals were instructed to deny care to injured protesters and that bodies were hidden to obscure death tolls. Pisa traces the violence to systemic abuses since 2020—87 kidnappings, 36 killings—and condemns the ruling party’s suppression of opposition, declaring the last “fair elections” occurred in 2015. The “bishop” concludes by asserting the “Church’s responsibility to bear witness to truth,” demanding leaders apologize and an “independent committee” investigate.









