General News of Friday, 23 July 1999

Source: GNA

Preach against social vices,-Bishop

Goaso, B/A, July 22, GNA - The Right Rev. Peter Kweku Atuahene, Catholic Bishop of Goaso, has called on priests to preach against corruption, rape, robbery and other social vices plaguing the country.

The Bishop was preaching the sermon at the priestly ordination of the Rev. Father J. Owusu Yeboah, 31, of the Society of African Mission (SMA) and the Rev. Father Matthew Kwame Kumi, 34, a diocesan priest, at Goaso in the Brong Ahafo region on July 17.

He said constant preaching against these social vices would help to reverse the trend. Bishop Atuahene urged Christians to be conversant with the teachings of the bible to enable them to be obedient to their creator.

He advised the new priests to live beyond reproach, "learn to be the Good Shepherd and get your sheep together to enable them to know their master", he added.

He advised Christians not rpt not to cease praying adding "pray for prosperity and the betterment of the nation."