Ghanaian bishops urge citizens to rid country of vices

Published: 2006-11-28

NSUTA, Ghana (CNS) -- The Ghana Bishops' Conference has urged Ghanaians to rid the country of the vices of armed robbery, murder and reckless driving. "We have drawn attention time and time again to the obnoxious nature of such evils, yet they seem to be on the ascendancy," the bishops said in a statement issued at the end of their Nov. 20-24 annual meeting. The bishops also mentioned drug abuse, sexual immorality, homosexuality and rape. They cited poverty as Ghana's greatest problem. An examination of Ghanaian society "will reveal clearly" that Ghana has "fallen deeper into an abyss" of moral decadence, the bishops said, adding that it was born out of an inordinate pursuit of wealth, prestige, honor and false solidarity. The craze for more money has led to such crimes as bribery and corruption that have become endemic in all sections of Ghanaian society, the bishops said.

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