Accra, 30 January, 2025 / 9:06 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic youths in Ghana have been urged to embrace their “true purpose in Christ” and to reject the growing trend in the West African country to entice young people to join Freemasonry.
In a statement on Wednesday, January 29, the Ghana National Catholic Youth Council (GHANCYC) urged the youths in the West African nation to remain steadfast in their faith and to avoid seeking identity and fulfillment in secular organizations and “fraternal societies”.
The council found it regrettable that young people are bowing to societal pressure and secular influences to join societies that offer enticing invitations, promising success, enlightenment, and fraternity.
Among these deceptive organizations, GHANCYC members said Freemasonry “stands out as a group that appears to promote moral values, brotherhood, and service to society.”
“Instead of seeking identity and fulfillment in organizations and fraternal societies like Freemasonry, Catholic youth should find their true purpose in Christ,” GHANCYC members said, adding that the Church already provides a true sense of fraternity, service, and enlightenment through societies such as the Legion of Mary.