Dr. Dominic Gameli Hoedofia, Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation, has called on the Catholic Church in Ghana to take the lead in driving a national “moral and mindset reset” as the country faces growing challenges of corruption, inequality, and declining values.
Speaking as Chairman of the opening ceremony of the 2025 Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference Plenary Assembly in Damongo, Dr. Hoedofia said the Church must go beyond the pulpit to shape governance, inspire ethical leadership, and restore civic responsibility.
“The Church must be the conscience of the nation, the light that reveals truth and the salt that preserves righteousness,” he declared. “Ghana’s success begins with the renewal of hearts and minds, and the Church is best placed to lead that transformation.”
He urged closer collaboration between the Church and government under what he described as a “reset agenda,” emphasizing that the Church has always been a pillar of Ghana’s moral, educational, and social development.
“In every parish, school, and mission hospital, the Church must show that service to God is inseparable from service to humanity,” he added. “The pulpit must meet the policy table — prayer must inspire performance.”
Dr. Hoedofia also warned against politicizing truth and compromising integrity for convenience. “If Ghana is to rise to its divine potential, we must rediscover the sacred connection between faith and governance,” he said.
He concluded by commending the Bishops for their continued moral leadership and called on them to “speak truth to power — not to divide, but to heal,” stressing that justice and peace cannot exist without fairness and accountability.
The 2025 plenary, themed “A Synodal Church at the Service of Justice and Peace in Ghana,” brings together Catholic Bishops, clergy, and laity from across the nation to deliberate on the Church’s role in promoting peace, good governance, and moral renewal.
Source: Padfm.com.gh/Kumatey Gorden/0243531604
