President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for strengthening the relationship between Church and State, which, he said, will help build a prosperous and prosperous Ghana.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “Our nation relies on you (Church) to form your congregation in the development of the nation to see the importance of the social implications of the Gospel as it relates to national cohesion and development and the relationship between spirituality and work ethic.”
Speaking at the 28th and 16th biennial Congress of the Catholic Diocesan Priests Association of the National Union of Ghana, Wednesday, January 4, 2023, the President expressed his strong belief in “positive relations between Church and State”.
“During my tenure as president, I count on your support to intercede to overcome the various challenges we have faced together as a nation, the most prominent of which is the management of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. .
President Akufo-Addo continued, “You will recall that, on March 19, 2022, I held a breakfast meeting for all religious leaders in the presidency, where I asked that ‘we can unite and pray to God Almighty. protect our nation, heal this land and save us from this pandemic.’ God hears us.”
The President continued to ask the Church to pray for the country “so that we can overcome the current socio-economic challenges that we face together”.
As President of the Republic, he reaffirmed his determination to see a prosperous Ghana where justice and peace embrace, where the common good is protected and promoted, where the bond of brotherhood, as requested by Pope Francis in the encyclical Fratelli Tutti.
As a true democrat, he reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that Ghana continues on the path of democratic engagement where the country has embarked on the last thirty years of the 4th Republic.
“It is important that all of us, priests and lay people, continue to uphold the democratic values whose application has produced these healthy results, and which provide the most effective way to solve contemporary problems and, thus, preserve freedom, progress. , stability and unity of our nation,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo also urged the Church to continue to preach and teach about the need for solidarity, the main principle of Catholic social teaching, which emphasizes “firm determination and perseverance to submit to the common good; that is, for the good of all and each individual because we are all responsible for all.”
“We need it as a nation these days. From the pulpit, do not encourage hard work, recognize work as a profession, and patriotism as virtues that Ghanaians must practice in this new year and beyond so that Ghana remains the shining star of Africa and a key player in world stage,” he said.
The changing environment in which the world finds itself, true, President Akufo-Addo said, illustrates that every institution that matures over time, must take stock of the structure that guides its operations.
“Thus, the problem of welfare must be seen in a way that allows the priest to give his life as a sacrifice for the service of the Kingdom of God, knowing now and in the future, when the elderly smile at him or if he is unable to fulfill his duties due to a terrible illness , he will feel a little comfort. That will certainly encourage the priest to give everything to the ministry and for the good of our beloved country,” he said.
Inspired by the direction of Pope Francis, the President invited the priests, to “listen to each other with your heart, remember that ‘meeting and listening is never-ending, leaving everything as it was before. On the contrary, every time we engage in dialogue, we allow ourselves to be challenged, advance in the journey.’”
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
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