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Catholic Bishops throw weight behind Ghana's anti-gay bill
Catholic Bishops throw weight behind Ghana’s anti-gay billGhana Web
In a statement issued by the president of the conference and Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Gyamfi, the bishop indicated that even though the church is against the criminalisation of homosexuals and homosexuality, Ghana’s anti-gay bill is in the “right direction”.
The conference explained that it supports the current bill because it does not seek to criminalise homosexual or homosexual acts but rather establish laws against “criminal homosexual acts”.
“In this connection, we can state that the draft bill on 'Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021' currently in Parliament is in the right direction, as it seeks to enact laws against criminal homosexual acts.
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The conference also explained that the state is at liberty to enact laws against homosexual activities if it is able to establish that it is becoming a danger to the growth of Ghana’s population.
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The conference explained that it supports the current bill because it does not seek to criminalise homosexual or homosexual acts but rather establish laws against “criminal homosexual acts”.
“In this connection, we can state that the draft bill on 'Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021' currently in Parliament is in the right direction, as it seeks to enact laws against criminal homosexual acts.
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The conference also explained that the state is at liberty to enact laws against homosexual activities if it is able to establish that it is becoming a danger to the growth of Ghana’s population.
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Emphasis added. Defying Rome.
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