Bishop Osei-Bonsu Charges Christians To Speak On National Issues

The Catholic Bishop of the Konongo-Mampong Diocese, Most Rev Joseph Osei-Bonsu, has challenged members of the Christian community to speak out on national issues, especially matters of politics that affects the wellbeing of citizens.

“We need to have the courage to speak out when necessary,” he stressed.

He said it was the duty of Christians to speak out and condemn practices that went against the practice of Christianity, citing the phenomenon of same sex marriage.  

“I must commend the Noble Order of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall, a Catholic-friendly society,  for the press statement that it issued in Accra in February 2013 condemning homosexuality and lesbianism, and urged the Noble Order to commend Parliamentarians on a good job done on the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021,” currently before Parliament.

“At the same time, the Noble Order should challenge the President of the Republic to make known his position on the subject of same sex marriage, just as one Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu of the Konongo-Mampong Diocese did in his “Open Letter to the President” of  April 3, 2023,” he said amid applause from the audience.

Conference

He threw the challenge when he delivered the keynote address at the Ashanti Central Regional Conference of the Knights and Ladies of Marshall last Saturday at Jamasi in the Ashanti Region.

The conference was on the theme: “Examining the Significance of Spirituality and Religion in the Life of the Marshallan”.  

He urged Marshallans to also champion the cause of justice as they could not close their eyes to injustice.

According to him, justice was necessary not only in the judicial system but also in dealings with fellow human beings.  

“There should be no room for discrimination on the basis of sex, social status, political affiliation and ethnicity,” he said. 

Politics

Most Rev. Osei-Bonsu, who is also the Supreme Spiritual Director of the society, urged the Marshallans to get actively involved in political activities of the country.

“As citizens of the nation, Marshallans have every right to be involved in the political life of the country.