Coronavirus has taught humanity the value of brotherhood - Catholic Bishops

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, says the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has taught the world the value of brotherhood and the significance of showing love to all people irrespective of religion, race, gender, background or status.

“The Coronavirus has brought new consciousness to humanity, making us see ourselves as one family that is helping each other, to fight a common enemy.

“Each day people donate to help others. The pandemic has brought a new consciousness of brotherhood of humanity. We hope that it continues because, what is the use of having everything, when somebody is not having anything.”

The Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, while reiterating the position and recommendation of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference on COVID-19.

He said although churches, individuals and corporate entities were helping deprived people already, the generosity had greatly aroused as a result of COVID-19, which was highly commendable.

In his Easter message, Most. Rev. Kwofie, advised Christians not to live in fear amid the pandemic, but strengthen their faith as they celebrated the resurrection of Christ.

He also urged them to seek spiritual empowerment from God and dedicate themselves to be commissioners of his good news, saying, people needed to know God the more in this trying times.

The Archbishop believed COVID-19 was not a curse on humanity, and expressed optimism that God was using the challenging moment to turn things around for the better across the globe.

“Would we have fumigated our markets and maintained good personal hygiene if coronavirus had not set in? God is bringing the world to a new dimension. It has enhanced digitisation of our educational system, and the health system will become better after COVID-19,” he said.

He urged everyone engulfed in sin to mend his or her ways, saying, they died with Christ as sinners and had resurrected with him, hence the need to embrace a better and godly life.

Most Rev. Kwofie encouraged the citizenry to join forces as a big family to uproot the COVID-19 by adhering to the necessary precautions set by the Ghana Health Service and the President, especially the social distancing protocol.

He also prayed for knowledge and protection for frontline workers of COVID-19 cases worldwide.