Reverend Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso, a Ghanaian theologian and former General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, has recounted the criticisms directed at him and other clergy over the National Cathedral project.
According to Rev Frimpong-Manso, the criticisms directed at the clergy over the National Cathedral project were deeply unfair and truly painful.
He highlighted that his commitment has always been to the nation rather than to partisan politics.
Rev Frimpong-Manso further rejected allegations of financial misconduct, adding that opposition to the Cathedral should not translate into personal attacks on individuals.
Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Neat FM, Rev Prof Frimpong-Manso stated, “The reason I was deeply fed up is that when you are tagged as a sympathiser of a political party, it is truly painful, especially when you know you are only serving the country”.
“Some of us have really been through it. I love this country, and I have worked under various presidents, including the late Prof Mills”.
“I was out of the country when I received a call from former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo about the National Cathedral, but look at the insults I received from Ghanaians. Do you think that myself, Opoku Nyina, Palmer Buckle, Frimpong-MansoI and Prof. Martey, after all our hard work, it is the National Cathedral that will feed us?” he asked.
He added, “You can say you don’t like the idea of the Cathedral; a lot of people did not understand the vision, because of politics, but that does not give you the warrant to accuse me of spending money related to its construction”.
“This is so painful, and I leave all those who accused me to God. God will forgive them. That is all I will say, because if I do not pray for forgiveness for them, they will pay dearly with their lives”.
“What is a Cathedral? Do you know the works I have done? God should forgive them,” he reiterated.
Meanwhile, Kwaku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, a Ghanaian satirist and talk show host, has said the National Cathedral project is the most significant policy blunder since Ghana’s independence.
According to KSM, why is Ghana considering returning to the infamous, notorious cathedral? arguing that the cathedral is one of the most senseless ideas that Ghanaians have had.
Kwaku Sintim-Misa stated, “But that statement, dear Honourable Ayariga, that was the dumbest thing to have come out of the mouth of somebody who is coming up as a new minister to take charge”.
“You’re going to go back to this infamous, notorious cathedral. This cathedral, which is one of the most senseless ideas that we Ghanaians have said, we’re going to pawn money, what, $19 million, whatever, into building a cathedral.
“A cathedral which, in our intelligence, decided that we’ll import a stone from Israel… And this, for some people, it is one of the most intelligent decisions ever made. For me, it is one of the dumbest, most painful [decisions],” he said.
KSM highlighted that while a government can make a national policy commitment, the National Cathedral originated from a personal pledge made by former President Nana Akufo-Addo, adding that such a pledge should not have resulted in government resources being used to finance the project.
KSM added, “And then your administration comes to power, and so he had to use the money from the government to build a cathedral. It is wrong. We all know how useless it is. National Cathedral, it is the most significant policy blunder since Ghana’s independence, in my view.
“When you look at our needs versus our demands, there is a poor country. You have to build schools, and you have to build a hospital,” he noted.
The Satirist and talk show host also questioned the role of the Christian Council of Ghana in discussions about reviving the project.
He argued that the Christian community should be more concerned about whether the project and the manner in which it was pursued reflect Christian values.
“If the Christian Council will not be happy with the fact that the cathedral has been shoved to the will of affections, then overview the Christian Council, then I tell you that you Christians, you don’t know the teachings of Christ.
“You don’t know the teachings of Christ. Because if you know and understand the teachings of your Christ that you worship or the God that you worship, this is all unnecessary to the highest point,” he stated.
KSM further argued that a project intended to be a house for God should be pursued with integrity and transparency.
“You know, so to build a house for God, you would think that it has been approached with such a degree of righteousness,” he said.
“So be very correct because we are building a house for God. We better stay in the right lane and do something for God. No! On the contrary, there’s so much looting and so much shady,” he added.
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Rev Prof. Frimpong Manso bitterly release curses on all those who accused them wrongly for squandering National Cathedral funds.
May God forgive them.
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