Catholic Bishops’ Conference Appeals To Ghanaians To Support Anti-LGBTQI BILL

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has appealed to all Ghanaians to support the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill of 2021.

According to them, the support of Ghanaians for the Anti-LGBTQI bill will enable the bill before Parliament to be passed into law.

The GCBC made this appeal during its Annual Plenary Assembly at Wa in the Upper West Region.

In a statement signed by the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Philip Naameh reaffirmed the stance of the Conference on the LGBTQI debate.

“We wish to reaffirm our unflinching support for this Bill and to appeal to all Ghanaians to support it so that it is passed into law. The position of the Catholic Church on LGBTQIA+ has remained the same; that, such practices are against not only Christian values, but Muslim and Ghanaian Traditional values as well. During our interaction with the people of the Upper West Region, the Muslim position on LGBTQIA+ was reiterated by the Regional Chief Imam. Similarly, the Chiefs of Wa and Jirapa Traditional areas also expressed their support for the Bill.” it said