Accra, 20 February, 2020 / 4:19 am (ACI Africa).
Two Catholic lay groups in Ghana have, in separate statements, expressed displeasure in the contents of a viral video by Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, a Ghanaian journalist and social media commentator based in the United States, directed at Catholic Bishops in the West African nation of Ghana.
“The Ghana National Catholic Youth Council (GHANCYC), the umbrella body of all Catholic Youth in Ghana write to condemn the politics of insults by freelance journalist Kelvin Taylor which is being circulated on social media and some media houses concerning the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference position that the church will campaign against any political party that does not demonstrate commitment to Ending Vigilantism in Ghana,” reads part of a statement by GHANCYC seen by ACI Africa.
The youth group adds in their collective statement signed February 14 and released February 17, “Opinions and comments can be made based on the substance of the issue without attacking personalities and we the Catholic Youth condemn these utterances by Mr. Kelvin Taylor and humbly advise him to apologize to the eminent men of God.”
Speaking on his flagship programme “With All Due Respect” broadcast “Loud Silence Radio & TV Network”, published on You Tube February 11, the Ghanaian journalist expresses his fury against the body of Catholic Bishops in Ghana, accusing them of partiality in the politics of their country, leaning toward the Presidency, and for failing to challenge the wrong doing of the incumbent.
Referencing the recent declaration of Ghana’s National Catholic Secretariat (NCS), the Executive Arm of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), to campaign against political parties that do not demonstrate sufficient commitment to ending vigilantism, the clearly agitated but insolent media personality describes Catholic Bishops in Ghana as “stomach Bishops” who are “foot soldiers” of Ghana’s ruling party.
