Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has refuted assertions that Freemasonry is anti-Christian.
According to him, the Freemasonry society aligns with Christian principles.
“Freemasonry is not anti-Christ. If nothing at all, at the highest level of Masonry, you must profess Christ. People don’t know, and people say things. But I’m ready for that debate,” he stated.
As a member, the Effutu Member of Parliament (MP) explained that Freemasonry does not conflict with his Catholic faith.
Afenyo-Markin made these remarks during an interview on Accra-based Channel One TV, stressing that he is a committed Catholic.
“My church first. The church doesn’t force people; the church shows compassion, listens, and shows love. My Archbishop, Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has not written any letter to me. I have seen letters flying around, but nobody has written a letter to me personally.
“I’m a committed Catholic. I’m ready to discuss the fraternities that I join. If I was afraid, I wouldn’t have brought it up. There are many Catholics who are Freemasons and are afraid to talk about it,” he explained.
The MP’s statement follows a declaration from the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, which stated that Catholics cannot be Freemasons and remain true to the faith.
In a statement issued by Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, the Church clarified that its stance on Freemasonry remains unchanged and that membership in Masonic associations is incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
The Archbishop referenced the 1983 document titled Declaration on Masonic Associations, issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which explicitly forbids Catholic membership in Freemasonry.
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