Renowned Methodist Bishop, Stephen Bosomtwe Ayensu has appealed to Ghanaians to pardon the Anglican priest who was captured in a video kissing female students of the St. Monica’s College of Education.
He admitted ethically, the priest violated his office as a priest and the cultural values of Ghanaians.
He stated that the act by the Anglican priest was awful, irresponsible and unacceptable.
Speaking on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Bishop Ayensu indicated that although some cultural settings would allow some priests to kiss their congregants, that is not something accepted in Ghana.
”It is a sin in Ghana. It is unacceptable, it is awful, and we cannot allow that to happen again. As a priest, you have to uphold your office in a manner that would glorify God,” he added.
”The priest went far and overexcited but what he did was bad,” he insisted.
Rev. Father Balthazar Obeng Larbi, the Chaplain and lawyer of the all-female teacher trainee institution was seen in a viral video fully dressed in his cassock, force-kissing three students in turns, in the full glare of a cheering audience.
In one instance, he was seen gesturing to one of the girls, who appeared very uncomfortable with the move, to take off her face mask before holding her head and kissing her on the lips.
He was subsequently of his post.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
