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Catholic Church defines two parties in Nigeria today – Good and Evil
BY NICHOLAS ABE
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), says the situation in Nigeria today does not call for sitting in the fence by any well-meaning citizen.
According to the religious organisation, indifference is now a greater form of sin.
“Everyone must choose and stand up for what he/she believes in.
“The truth about our nation is also that there are only two parties now existing: the good and the evil, the oppressed and the oppressor, the suffering people and the benefiting government officers and their families,” it said.
The Catholic Secretariat spoke through its National Director of Social Communication, Fr. Mike Umoh, in a press release wherein the church said it stood by Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of Catholic Diocese, Sokoto, whose Christmas Day message that Nigeria was on the verge of becoming a failed state has continued to generate strong reactions.
CSN raised the alarm over efforts by certain categories of individuals and groups within and outside government to deliberately misinterpret Kukah’s message by alleging that the Bishop sought to instigate violence and hinder national integration with his message.
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It however, maintained that with the prolonged security and economic challenges facing the country, the Catholic Church in Nigeria stood by Kukah’s position on the state of the nation.
“We are quite aware of the 2020 Christmas Message by our revered Bishop Hassan Kukah and the enormous space it has enjoyed on social media and in the public sphere.
“As expected, the agents of evil have gathered to attack the person of the Bishop and to discredit the simple obvious truth of the message. This is the stock in trade of evil people.
“However, they often succeed when good people, choose to do nothing. We are therefore calling attention to this new development so that we can all rise in unison and stand for truth.
“The situation in Nigeria no longer allows anyone to sit on the fence, indifference is now a greater form of sin. Everyone must choose and stand up for what he/she believes in,” the church affirmed in its statement.
While calling on Nigerians to stand in support of the truth, the Catholic Church cautioned against falling for the antics of those it described as players of the religious and tribal card even at the expense of the general good of the nation.