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Let’s learn to forgive – Catholic Bishop
Most Rev John Kobina Louis
An Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Accra of the Catholic Church, Most Rev John Kobina Louis has emphasised the need for Christians to be forgiving.
He said in a human institution, it was common for anyone to step on the other person’s toes whether deliberately or not but it was important to always learn to forgive no matter how much it hurts.
Delivering his homily on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year and also on the occasion to confirm 83 parishioners of the St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, Most Rev Louis observed with concern how some persons calling themselves Christians could harbour various issues they have had with people for many years.
He said some had even gone further to vow never to forgive the offenders and warned not to attend their funerals.
He said such unfortunate way of living was unchristian and should not be encouraged but when a person felt hurt, they should rather go to God in prayer to help them forgive the offender and move on.
The Bishop said forgiveness did not only benefit the person who did wrong but also the offended because it also gave them healing.
He also used the occasion to advise the parishioners that due to the upsurge of Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis popularly known as “Apollo” in various parts of the country, the public should suspend handshakes at public gatherings.
He said even in church, the practice should be discontinued immediately because it had been observed to spread diseases and currently the alarming rate of the spread of Apollo should be a wake-up call for all.
The Most Rev Louis said it was unfortunate for anyone to come to church ostensibly to receive blessings but go home with diseases due to the close contacts with others.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Ashaiman.