{"id":94359,"date":"2025-09-16T08:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94359"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:02:59","slug":"galamsey-speak-prophetically-without-fear-or-favour-bishops-conference-to-religious-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=94359","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey: Speak prophetically without fear or favour \u2013 Bishops\u2019 Conference to religious leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ghana Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference has urged religious leaders across the country to speak out boldly against the devastation caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a strongly worded pastoral message, the bishops said the crisis is both a moral and ecological catastrophe and cannot be met with silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo religious leaders: speak prophetically without fear or favour,\u201d the statement read, adding that the fight against galamsey requires moral courage from all sections of society.<\/p>\n

According to the Conference, galamsey has \u201cravaged our rivers and forests, poisoned our soil, endangered public health, corrupted governance, eroded our moral fibre, and extinguished livelihoods.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

It warned that such destruction amounts to a betrayal of humanity\u2019s sacred duty to protect creation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe earth is the Lord\u2019s and all that is in it,\u201d the bishops said, reminding clergy and faith-based groups that stewardship of the environment is not optional but a central tenet of their calling.<\/p>\n

The bishops lamented that some traditional leaders, politicians and even religious figures have been implicated in shielding illegal operators for personal gain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They described this as a \u201ccancer in our national soul\u201d which corrodes conscience and undermines public trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDelay is betrayal,\u201d they cautioned, urging religious leaders to use their pulpits and platforms to call both government and citizens to repentance and decisive action.<\/p>\n

They further appealed for a holistic national strategy to address galamsey, including declaring a state of emergency in affected zones, revising mining laws, establishing special courts, and offering sustainable livelihoods to those driven to illegal mining by poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis struggle is not merely about law enforcement. It concerns the very soul of Ghana,\u201d the bishops stressed, adding that prophetic witness from the country\u2019s religious leaders could help galvanise the nation to \u201cchoose life\u201d for future generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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