Most Reverend Charles Palmer Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, has described homosexuality as anti-human and anti- social which affects the marriage institution.
He said the Catholic Church is against the practice of homosexuality because it is against the law of God and humanity.
“We will not respect homosexuality but have respect for homosexuals because they are created in the likeness of God. We are against them adopting children because it is difficult for homosexuals to raise a child to be responsible in the society,” he said.
He was speaking on Sunday at the Feast Day, confirmation of some members and thanksgiving service at St Anne and Joachim Catholic Church in Accra.
Speaking on the topic: “The Family that prays together, Stays Together,” Archbishop Buckle noted that the family plays an important role in the institution of marriage.
He urged Christians to stand up and affirm their belief in the unchangeable truth and doctrine that marriage is the stable union of a man and a woman ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring.
“The Church cannot but uphold the fundamental truth about marriage and family life and within the role of sex and sexuality in the whole of the human and social ecology.”
He noted that parents are absent from the upbringing of their children and grandparents are often neglected, abandoned or kept away in old folks homes and rendered useless if not considered a burden to the society.
“The Holy Father Pope Francis is calling on all to renew our love and respect for marriage and the family as taught by divine revelation and especially to re-instate proper parenting and re-appreciate the indispensable role of grandparents”.