Accra, 16 November, 2025 / 8:36 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) have decried multiple vices undermining national cohesion—particularly divisive rhetoric, intolerance, and growing social tension—and are urging Ghanaians to “return to values of integrity” through dialogue, inclusivity, and shared responsibility rooted in a “synodal” approach that promotes justice and peace.
In a communique issued following their November 7-14 Plenary Assembly in the Catholic Diocese of Damongo, GCBC members outline a comprehensive vision for both Church and nation, calling for renewed commitment to dialogue, national unity, and communal responsibility.
“We note with grave concern the escalating use of inflammatory, divisive, and sometimes hateful rhetoric in our public discourse, particularly during the recent electoral period, where healthy political competition tragically degenerated into violence, arson, and wanton destruction that threatened the fragile fabric of our national unity and social cohesion,” the Catholic Bishops say.
They caution that deepening ethnic tensions pose a serious threat to national cohesion.
The GCBC members warn that the rise in ethnocentrism contradicts God’s vision for humanity, stating, “The increasing ethnocentrism in our nation grieves the heart of God, who created all people in his own image and likeness; and who delights in our beautiful cultural diversity, intending it to be a source of mutual enrichment, celebration, and learning rather than a cause for division, conflict, and mutual suspicion.”
