The Catholic Bishops have spoken. Boldly. Directly. To Mr. President.
They named the hunger. They named the killings. They named the drift. No coded language. No parables. Just truth, as they see it, delivered to power.
Meanwhile, many Pentecostal pastors have chosen to look the other way. Pulpits that once shook government are now busy with prosperity, politics of access, and carefully worded prayers for “our father in Aso Rock.”
It ought to be one God. And therefore, one message.
The Gospel does not have a Catholic version and a Pentecostal version when it comes to justice. Micah 6:8 does not come with denominational footnotes. “Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly” applies to bishop and pastor alike.
I am not saying every Pentecostal leader is silent. Some are speaking at great cost. But the volume is uneven. The courage is uneven. And Nigerians can hear the difference.
Prophetic witness is not about party. It is about people. When citizens are hungry, when blood is cheap, when institutions are weak, the Church must be the conscience of the nation — not the echo chamber of power.
The Catholic Bishops have set a standard this week. Now the question to Pentecostal leadership is simple: Will we match it?
Because before God, it is one altar. One cross. One judgment.
And one Nigeria that is watching to see which microphone we choose to speak into.
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