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General News on Thursday, March 21, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-03-21
Former President Jerry John Rawlings
New Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, congratulated former President Jerry John Rawlings for standing up to defend the poor and disadvantaged in society .
Archbishop Kwofie said that the former President's respect and commitment to youth were appreciated and recognized by many.
The Metropolitan Archbishop congratulated the former president when he called him to his office in Accra on Wednesday.
Reverend Kwofie, accompanied by leading members of the archdiocese clergy, said that former president Rawlings was an apostle fighting injustice and protecting the core values of society.
Acknowledging that the former president was an angry man because of wrongs caused by the company, Archbishop Kwofie said, "We have come to engage you together. We are here because of who you are in the country. We are all working to improve society and Ghana. "
During the two-hour meeting devoted to local and international politics, society and leaders, former President Rawlings urged the Catholic clergy to strive to expose the wrongs of society, as they did it before.
"You let us out too much. We are immune. The church has been monetized and gives undue publicity to charlatans and frauds by masquerading as religious leaders. We help not only to expand their activities and influence, but we also help to keep people ignorant. The Catholic Church and other formal and traditional churches still maintain a high level of respect and credibility and must speak. Our beautiful country and our people deserve better from political leaders from all political divisions, "said former president Rawlings.
A little earlier, the Catholic delegation had informed the former president that as parishioners of the diocese of Accra, they had come to check on his condition, pbad on his blessings to him and wish him good luck.
Bishop John Bonaventure Kwofie was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra by Pope Francis on January 2, 2019. He was officially installed as Archbishop on March 1, 2019. Previously, he was Bishop of the Diocese of Sekondi -Takoradi. church.
The metropolitan archbishop was accompanied by a team of eleven people composed of Francis Adoboli – Vicar General, Anthony Adu-Mensah – Chancellor and Secretary of the Archbishop, Joseph Arthur – Financial Administrator, Samuel Filton-Mensah – Administrator of the cathedral, Andrew Quaye-Foli – Priest in charge of the religious, Charles Ackon – Protocol, Emmanuel Gosu – Dean of the Dean of Tema-Battor, John Benyah Mensa – Dean of the Dean of Madina, Thomas Betuyre – Dean of the dean of Mamprobi , Peter Rocky Hesse – Dean of Kpehe Dean, Edmund Donkor-Baine – Dean of Kaneshie.
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