The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana has described as criminal, last Sunday`s 'shit-bombing' incident at the Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church in Accra.Though the Catholic Church is not a member of the Ghana Christian Council, its General Secretary, Reverend Fred Deegbe, says the act is irresponsible.
"It’s a very unfortunate kind of affairs, if people have issues they have to discuss with leadership but not smear a place of worship with faecal matter, it is regrettable particularly in the church, I think it is criminal," he stated.
Reverend Deegbe told Citi News the recent acts of hooliganism creeping into the church are unfortunate.
Last Sunday’s incident came exactly a month after members of the Teshie Methodist Church wore red bands to church over the transfer of a church Leader.
Some unnamed aggrieved members of the Catholic Church are alleged to have dumped human excreta at the premises of the church in protest of some policies purported to have been introduced by the Metropolitan Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle.
The first church service which was to begin at 7am on that Sunday May 02, was delayed, as the members had to wait for the mess and the strong stench which filled the air to be cleansed. The service eventually took place without any incident but under heavy security guard.
Some of the inscriptions on the walls of the church read, “Your Grace, your transfer to Accra is the greatest mistake of the faithful in Accra”, “Palmer-Buckle, if you want more money, then (sic) sell your $2,000,000 Trasaco Mansion. Oooh! Wa na money”, “Palmer-Buckle, You are here at your own risk – Person Non Grata”, “Our Parish was far better before Ashitei Rasta came in. But today we are worse off”, Papa Ajasco (JB) and Awilo Sharsharp (Matthew) must go”, If grey hair shows wisdom, there would not be CIBT (Tantra Hill)”, and “your CIBT was/is a waste of our widow’s mite”.
The CIBT refers to the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology at Tantra Hill which some church members have cited as a waste of the church’s funds.
The Archbishop in a sermon on that day made a brief reference to the incident and promised that the issue would be dealt with by the Parish Pastoral Council.
But in the meantime, the General Secretary to the Parish Pastoral Council of the Church, Stephen Avornyo has told Citi News that the Archbishop has expressed surprise at the allegations and denied owning any luxurious property at Trassaco Valley.
SIC: MJO