Finally the npp listen and we have ken agyapong a true Akan prince soon to be King , now all that we need is for Sir John to be his running mate and we are set for peace or war . we shall fight in the hills and in the valleys ... read full comment
Finally the npp listen and we have ken agyapong a true Akan prince soon to be King , now all that we need is for Sir John to be his running mate and we are set for peace or war . we shall fight in the hills and in the valleys , on the seas and in the heavens but we shall never surrender to these pepeni and ayigbe corrupt criminals . our children will never be second class citizens in their own country . from these sad miserable rivers of pepeni Babylon we shall be delivered and freedom shall forever be ours . long live the republic of Akan
LARYEAH 10 years ago
FOOLISH IDIOT, YOU SCUM OF ON EARTH!
FOOLISH IDIOT, YOU SCUM OF ON EARTH!
ATSU, HO 10 years ago
OBVIOUSLY THE TRUE COLOURS OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION IS COMING OUT.
THE TRUTH IS THOSE WHO DELIGENTLY SEEK GOD WILL FIND HIM. CONCERNING SEXUALITY HAS THE POPE READ THE BOOK OF ROMANS CHAPTER ONE? GOD'S WORD CANNOTBE CORRUPTE ... read full comment
OBVIOUSLY THE TRUE COLOURS OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION IS COMING OUT.
THE TRUTH IS THOSE WHO DELIGENTLY SEEK GOD WILL FIND HIM. CONCERNING SEXUALITY HAS THE POPE READ THE BOOK OF ROMANS CHAPTER ONE? GOD'S WORD CANNOTBE CORRUPTED BY ANY HUMAN INSTITUITION OR DESIRES.
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago
We are now confused Pope.
We are now confused Pope.
Homesense 10 years ago
Nicho, don't be confused, for it's all playing out to what is to be.
'...more meaningful dialogue with the world.”, when Jesus cautions Christians not to love the world?
It's all part of the scheme to hand Christianit ... read full comment
Nicho, don't be confused, for it's all playing out to what is to be.
'...more meaningful dialogue with the world.”, when Jesus cautions Christians not to love the world?
It's all part of the scheme to hand Christianity finally over to the Son of perdition to whom there is no boundary between Holy and and unholy, sin and virtue.
GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago
...IF U WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN
...IF U WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN
NDC 10 years ago
Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana.
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of Gh ... read full comment
Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana.
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of Ghana.
You don`t need to provide your identity in oder to sign a check, or to enable you to withdraw money from the bank.
You can provide a "blank" sheet as a check and fake it to withdraw "your" money from the bank.
This is due to the fact that it falls in line with your legitimate right to aply any means possible to withdraw "your" money from the bank.
You can use an "unsigned" and a blank certificate with no recorded grades on the sheet to gain admission to any University in Ghana , because you have a constitutional right to get a university education.
This is the wisdom of a Ghanaian Judge.
~Justice Gbedegbe , a Judge at the Supreme Court (JSC)
"Signatures don’t matter "
– Justice Gbadegbe
Even though every document on earth is endorsed by signature, regardless of how little or small it has in value, Justice Gbedegbe thinks otherwise with a Ghanaian law.
How many times has anyone got a passport without signature?
Or issue a check or buy a house, an airplane, or any valuable item without signature and it was approved?
Justice Gbedegbe think otherwise with the interpretation of Ghana`s constitutional law.
From the general perspectives, some of these supreme court judges are just supreme "Sankwas" and useless of the Law.
The Chief Psychiatrist at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Akwasi Osei, is pushing for a review of the law which criminalizes suicide attempts saying that such people are only crying for help and must not be criminalized.
Dr. Osei said the act, if decriminalized, will not encourage suicide as some believe, but to him it should be recognized as a medical and social issue requiring a better approach than simply calling it a criminal offence.
“The good news in the Mental Health Bill is that, it would effectively decriminalize suicide because the bill has a section that says that anybody who attempts suicide should first be assessed clinically before prosecution, in which case, for most of such persons, the underlying mental illness would be found,” he explained.
The Chief Psychiatrist made the call in a discussion on HOT FM, averring that it is not enough to prosecute the person who attempts suicide if the person is found not to have mental illness since the person may probably have a social reason which needs to be addressed.
“Ghana’s attitude, which incriminates these people fails to address the situation, but rather worsens the problem,” he added.
According him, all over the world, a person dies of suicide every 40 seconds which calls for the society to embark on a serious public education; reiterating that “the law is an axe which must be changed to decriminalize suicide because it is a disgrace in the 21st century to imprison someone who needs help from mental or social problem”.
“The judge who will fail to realize that the person who attempted suicide is suffering from depression and will go ahead to imprison the person should first be examined mentally”, he opined as he enlightened that any suicide attempt should be considered a sickness.
Dr. Osei disclosed that 93-95% of all suicides and attempted suicides are from mental disorders, with over 80% as a result of depression.
“The interpretation of Article 49 of the Constitution that has been urged on us in these proceedings does not commend itself to me. That interpretation seeks to constitute Presiding Officers into a special class of actors in the electoral process.
“I am unable to understand that although they actually presided over the elections and the counting of the ballots and caused polling agents to sign the declaration of the results, which they thereafter openly announced to the public and had a copy thereof posted at the polling station, by merely not signing the results sheets,…. the entire process should be invalidated.”
This was contained in the 25-page judgement of Justice Sule Nasiru Gbadegbe, one of the judges who dismissed all the claims brought by the petitioners in the just-concluded landmark Presidential Election Petition.
In Justice Gbadegbe’s opinion, “such an approach is not rooted in shared common sense and undermines the entire process of elections by having innocent voters disenfranchised on purely technical grounds.
“Therefore, in my thinking a mere breach of a constitutional provision does not by itself result in invalidating an election, but it must be proved of the said non-compliance that it has materially affected the declared result at the election.”
Absence of signatures of Presiding Officers Digging deep into the claim of absence of signatures of Presiding Officers, Justice Gbadegbe said he was adopting what he called substantive approach to address the issue instead of the procedural approach urged on him by the petitioners.
“The procedural approach that is urged on us by the petitioners does not commend itself to me and I prefer to adopt the substantive approach in a matter that touches and concerns no mean a right as the right to vote.
“Perhaps, because our electoral history has not had the experience of other jurisdictions where for several years a certain section of the population was not entitled to vote, we tend to take its conferment on us, as a people, lightly.”
Justice Gbadegbe said in the area of legislation regarding requirements of the Constitution that utilises the word ‘shall’, Courts in the United States of America have tended to hold that the mandatory requirement means substantial and not complete or literal compliance.
“In my view, if such an interpretation could be given, regarding the exercise by the legislature of a power conferred on it under the constitution to make laws on behalf of the sovereign people of the United States of America, then by parity of reasoning as regards merely administrative acts such as the failure to sign pink sheets that do not raise any issue that calls into question the totality of votes declared at a polling station, such a failure cannot operate to deprive the declared results of validity.”
He said, “I think to accede to this urging would be subversive of the right to vote and treating its exercise as not being as important as the breach to which the absence of signatures relate. The right to vote according to one’s choice is in my opinion the fundamental pillar of our constitutional democracy and should not be trivialised.”
Justice Gbadegbe said the suggested approach has been given statutory endorsement in section 20 (2) (b) of the Representation of People Law, 1992 (PNDC Law 284).
“Although the court to which reference is made above is the High Court, the amendment to the law that is contained in PNDC Law 296 makes the application of section 50 of the law to cover all public elections.
“I think that the law maker must have been inspired by the substantive approach in jurisdictions outside Ghana, which though not binding on us but of persuasive effect only were delivered in countries with a long and established history of constitutional democracy.
“In my view, the approach that considers the nature of the irregularity and its likely effect on the election is quite frankly preferable to the procedural approach that looks only at the breach of a provision without more. In fact, even in the rules of court of the High Court, there has been since the coming into being of the High Court (Civil Procedure Rules), 2005 (CI 47) a legislative shift from the purely technical approach to the substantive approach that is embodied in Order 81 of the Rules. This approach is purposive as it attempts to unravel the objective that the law was intended to achieve and to effectuate same.
“Several decisions of our courts have over the years adopted the purposive and or substantive approach to construction of statutes in our jurisdiction.
Reference is made to a few such instances. (1) Tuffuor v Attorney-General [1980] GLR 367; (2) Asare v Attorney- General [2003-2004] 2 SCGLR 823; (3) Ampiah- Ampofo v Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice [2003-2004] 1 SCGLR 227; (4) Republic v Fast Track High Court; Ex parte Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice [2007-2008] SCGLR 213.” Justice Gbadegbe said those developments were not accidental but intended to emphasise the “substantive approach in our jurisdiction.”
“The failure to sign the results sheets in question not having been proved in the slightest manner to have tainted the election or the results declared should be held to be directory and not mandatory.
“I do not think that we can adopt an approach to the interpretation of election laws that is not informed by the experience of jurisdictions that have a considerable jurisprudence that has facilitated the growth of strong and enduring democracies that we aspire to achieve.”
He said democracy was an evolving phenomenon and elections could not be perfect, adding, “So when we are faced with the consideration of irregularities that are alleged to have occurred in an election, we should exercise a reluctance in striking down every single vote just by reference to a provision of the law.
“On the contrary, the irregularity must have affected the integrity of the elections. The substantive approach serves the same purpose as the purposive approach to the interpretation of statutes that our courts have come to embrace in several decisions in this country.”
He said a careful reading of the provisions revealed quite clearly that the duty that it creates is not exclusive to only the presiding officer and involves not only the execution of the declaration of results, but beyond that, openly announcing the results and communicating them to the returning officer who is the Chairman of the Electoral Commission. Over-voting
Touching on the claim of over-voting, Justice Gbadegbe said the petitioners based their claim on two interpretations.
“To prove their claim of over-voting, the petitioners relied on entries on the pink sheets at the end of the elections at the various polling stations. No reference was made to the register of voters at any of the polling stations to sustain this ground of complaint.
“On the contrary, great reliance was placed on portions of the pink sheets which were required to be filled by the presiding officers in answer to questions numbered as A1, C1, C3 and C6. The questions that presiding officers were required to answer are as follows. C1: What is the total number of ballots issued to voters on the polling station register? C3: What is the number of ballots issued to voters verified by the use of Form 1C (but not by the use of BVD)?”
He said “C6 asks a question that provides a formula that adds C1, C2, C3 and C4 to get an aggregate that must be equal to A1, the total number of ballots issued to the polling station,” adding that “from the two interpretations placed before us, it is clear that they each seek to protect the integrity of the electoral process.
“It is also plain that as the total number of ballot papers issued at any polling station is based primarily on the registered list of voters, both interpretations seek to ensure that no person is enabled to vote who is not on the register of voters.
“Although the word ‘over-vote’ and or ‘over-voting’ do not come within any of the specifications in the electoral laws, it does appear to me that as a matter of common sense, votes that come within any of the two interpretations are evidence of over-vote.”
He said that it looked to him that as the petitioners did not rely on the list of registered voters at the various polling stations, they relied mainly on the answer to C3 – the total number of ballots issued to a particular polling station – and added, “I think that the exhibits in the MB-C series were offered to prove this.
“And in the evidence to sustain this head of irregularity, the petitioners case appears simply to be that whenever the ballots cast as found in the ballot box exceed the ballots issued then there is an over vote for which reason the results must be annulled. In this regard, great reliance was placed on the information contained in the pink sheets and in particular the space provided for ballot accounting.”
Justice Gbadegbe said that from the available evidence, there were matters of great weight, which rendered it “unreliable to rely on the second interpretation of over-voting on which the claim of the petitioners is planked. “When one carefully peruses the ballot accounting section of the pink sheets in the evidence before us, the question numbered C6 has a formula provided by which the aggregate of C1, C2, C3, and C4 is to be equal to A1, the total number of ballot papers issued to the polling station.
A careful reading of the sheet reveals that C5, unused ballots, has been left out of the constituent elements of C6 that is to be equal in number to A1. In the face of this obvious error that was admitted by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission in the course of his oral testimony, it is interesting if not surprising that notwithstanding the absence of C5 which had the effect of making it impossible going by the formula provided, to have C6 being equal to A1, most of the pink sheets were filled for the purpose of having C1 + C2+ C3+ C4 making up C6 that should be equal to A1.
“As the formula provided in C6 is incorrect, it stands to reason that when the question to which it relates is answered it cannot be right.
“I am of the opinion that this is in an area of arithmetic, this is a classic instance of the convergence of an answer in arithmetic converging with the oft-quoted statement that you cannot put something on nothing as it cannot hold. Therefore, the objective sought to be attained by way of ballot accounting cannot be achieved.
“This, in my view, renders the interpretation of over-voting that leaves out unused ballots (C5) out of the equation, not worthy of the great reliance that is sought to be placed on it.
“Clearly, in the midst of this, many presiding officers must have transferred the missing information elsewhere in order to get a healthy balance sheet regarding the ballots at the end of the polls. In this regard, I am of the opinion that utilising the portion on the pink sheets for the purpose of ballot accounting is quite unreliable. One needs to be more than a human being to be able to achieve a balance on the sheet, but many attempted to do this without taking account of C5.
“In the circumstances, the question that arises is: Can the Court rely on the answers therein to determine over-votes without a process of careful tally of the ballots cast? I think that in view of the incorrect formula and the consequences flowing from it, one needs evidence beyond the pink sheets to prove the allegation of irregularity to which they relate.”
He said the question of an over-vote in the circumstances not being a matter that was plain from the face of the pink sheets, was a matter which could be established only by evidence through a careful inquiry under the law through the process of ballot accounting to enable such ballots to be rejected.
“In my opinion as agents for the petitioners who signed all the pink sheets in evidence without exception, although by Regulation 35 (4) they can withhold their signature and provide reasons therefore, their conduct in signing the declarations means that in their view that the entire process of voting was regular. These signatures bring into being the evidential attribute provided for in section 26 of the Evidence Act, NRCD 323 of 1975.
“By the rules of evidence, we are precluded from considering any other fact to the contrary. I also venture to say that issues relating to elections are intended to be quickly resolved and that the procedure laid down in Regulations 35-37 of CI 75 serves the purpose of ensuring that the votes counted satisfy the various rules laid down for the conduct of elections.”
Justice Gbadegbe said he had no doubt that, if indeed, there were over votes in the disputed elections as the petitioners alleged, by resort to the elaborate procedure under the Regulations, they would have been discovered and rejected in the course of ballot accounting, subject to the right of appeal that is conferred on an aggrieved party under Regulation 38 of CI 75.
“I do not think that it is proper for us to ignore the laid down procedures provided by the electoral laws in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary. I think it is important that we give effect to the legitimate expectations of the law in this matter.”
Voting Without Biometric Verification
Justice Gbadegbe said in the course of the trial, it became clear that the process of biometric verification that was provided for in Regulation 30 was captured by the verification equipment, and as such the primary evidence on whether or not a voter was verified before voting was recorded therein.
“In such a case, I am surprised that the information regarding the important process of verification is sought to be proved by reference to C3 only. I am unable to accept that piece of evidence as the primary evidence, as it is in its nature secondary. In order to be able to rely on the pink sheets as evidence of what they purport to be, the petitioners ought to have shown that the better or best evidence to which they relate are not available.”
Justice Gbadegbe said that even the originals of the pink sheets in the instant case “belong to the category of secondary evidence as the information they seek to prove is obtainable in the best form in the register of voters at polling stations and the biometric verification equipment.
“The record of list of voters verified by the biometric verification equipment is the primary evidence and it is the one from which the information contained in the pink sheets was made.”
He said for proof of that information to be of evidential value it “must satisfy section 163 of the Evidence Act, NRCD 323 of 1975.”
“The purpose of the rules is to enable the court as the trier of fact and in keeping with the prime duty placed on it under section 2 of the Evidence Act to decide all questions of fact.
“By not placing the best or primary evidence before the court, the petitioners have sought their inferences from the information that is available elsewhere to be the basis of our decision. But that is not sanctioned by law. The rule of evidence to which reference is made here is that inferences about irregularities can be drawn from facts, but not from inferences.
“As the said record of the voters verified at every polling station is available and capable of proof in the manner acceptable, I am unable to fall upon information from pink sheets that are based on some other primary source as evidence of irregularity.”
Justice Gbadegbe said another reason that rendered the evidence of voting without biometric verification unproven was that the petitioners, who bore the initial burden of proof on the allegation of absence of biometric verification, unfortunately did not file any process that had the effect of challenging those depositions brought by the 3rd respondents.
“The effect of this is that in the face of the depositions by persons who actually voted at some of those polling stations and testified from their own knowledge to what actually they saw and participated in, the evidence of the 2nd Petitioner who was not at any of those polling stations cannot be preferred.
“The circumstances of this case, insofar as the positive allegation of absence of biometric verification is concerned, is that those agents have a duty to speak in the face of the depositions made by witnesses for the Respondents and as such their silence has the effect of rendering the version testified to by their adversaries unchallenged and also deemed to be an admission.”
He said there was the evidence that the disputed elections were postponed to a second day, 8 December 2012, at polling stations where the verification machines had broken down saying, “A legitimate inference to be made from this unchallenged fact is that voting at all polling stations took place after biometric verification of those entitled to vote.” Serial Numbers
“The contention regarding serial numbers, though apparently attractive, appear to me on closer examination to be untenable,” he said, adding that “the petitioners unfortunately did not place before the court in what manner the mere repetition of the slight number of duplicated pink sheets that was proved in evidence affected the declared results.
“There was no challenge to the fact that the results declared were in respect of elections held at designated polling stations. Also not in dispute is that there occurred no infraction or violation of any of the electoral laws. Added to these, none of the results declared at any of the polling stations is under challenge.”
Serial Number Suggestions
Though Justice Gbadegbe dismissed the claim, he suggested that the political actors needed to take a second look at the way they placed emphasis on serial numbers on pink sheets.
“In my view if the actors in the political scene consider the issues arising from the serial numbers that have just been considered of some importance to the integrity of the electoral process, then they should consider for the purpose of future elections the adoption either by way of an amendment to the existing regime of laws on elections, or by a clear understanding and or agreement between all the stakeholders in our electoral system that serial numbers of pink sheets be better protected in the same manner as is the case regarding ballot papers and polling stations.”
He said “until then, the complaint regarding serial numbers in the form that they have been revealed in the petition herein is a constraint that is unknown to the law and as such lacks the nature of an irregularity and accordingly, I am unable to yield to it as a legitimate ground.”
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has called for an outright dismissal of the Chairman for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.
Labeling him as an “irresponsible public official”, Hon. Kofi Jumah stated that the desirable punishment for Dr. Afari-Gyan is to see him fired by the president.
According to him, it is even an understatement for any critic to call for his resignation.
Addressing his concerns in a tape recording on Radio Gold, the NPP stalwart asserted that Dr. Afari-Gyan, since his 21-year administration of the Electoral Office, has never held unquestionable elections, but rather exhibited gross incompetence in his duties.
“The position of Electoral Commissioner is so vital to our democracy, which we shouldn’t toy with. You should not only be neutral in any situation but you must be seen as being neutral…The guy (Dr. Afari-Gyan) is an irresponsible public official.”
Also, in his estimation, Ghana is not a democratic State due to the blunders committed by the Electoral Commissioner.
Source: peacefmonline
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CHILD OF GOD 10 years ago
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE GREAT MASTERS PREACHED- THE BUDDHA, JESUS THE CHRIST, CONFUCIUS AND MOHAMMED. IT IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF ALL RELIGIONS. JUST BE A GOOD PERSON, THAT;S IT. THE POPE IS 100% RIGHT. BEING A CHRISTI ... read full comment
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE GREAT MASTERS PREACHED- THE BUDDHA, JESUS THE CHRIST, CONFUCIUS AND MOHAMMED. IT IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF ALL RELIGIONS. JUST BE A GOOD PERSON, THAT;S IT. THE POPE IS 100% RIGHT. BEING A CHRISTIAN OR A MUSLIM IS JUST GEOGRAPHICAL, IT IS BASED ON WHERE YOU ARE BORN. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS YOUR HEART.
NDC 10 years ago
Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana..
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of G ... read full comment
Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana..
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of Ghana.
You don`t need to provide your identity in oder to sign a check, or to enable you to withdraw money from the bank.
You can provide a "blank" sheet as a check and fake it to withdraw "your" money from the bank.
This is due to the fact that it falls in line with your legitimate right to aply any means possible to withdraw "your" money from the bank.
You can use an "unsigned" and a blank certificate with no recorded grades on the sheet to gain admission to any University in Ghana , because you have a constitutional right to get a university education.
This is the wisdom of a Ghanaian Judge.
~Justice Gbedegbe , a Judge at the Supreme Court (JSC)
"Signatures don’t matter "
– Justice Gbadegbe
Even though every document on earth is endorsed by signature, regardless of how little or small it has in value, Justice Gbedegbe thinks otherwise with a Ghanaian law.
How many times has anyone got a passport without signature?
Or issue a check or buy a house, an airplane, or any valuable item without signature and it was approved?
Justice Gbedegbe think otherwise with the interpretation of Ghana`s constitutional law.
From the general perspectives, some of these supreme court judges are just supreme "Sankwas" and useless of the Law.
The Chief Psychiatrist at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Akwasi Osei, is pushing for a review of the law which criminalizes suicide attempts saying that such people are only crying for help and must not be criminalized.
Dr. Osei said the act, if decriminalized, will not encourage suicide as some believe, but to him it should be recognized as a medical and social issue requiring a better approach than simply calling it a criminal offence.
“The good news in the Mental Health Bill is that, it would effectively decriminalize suicide because the bill has a section that says that anybody who attempts suicide should first be assessed clinically before prosecution, in which case, for most of such persons, the underlying mental illness would be found,” he explained.
The Chief Psychiatrist made the call in a discussion on HOT FM, averring that it is not enough to prosecute the person who attempts suicide if the person is found not to have mental illness since the person may probably have a social reason which needs to be addressed.
“Ghana’s attitude, which incriminates these people fails to address the situation, but rather worsens the problem,” he added.
According him, all over the world, a person dies of suicide every 40 seconds which calls for the society to embark on a serious public education; reiterating that “the law is an axe which must be changed to decriminalize suicide because it is a disgrace in the 21st century to imprison someone who needs help from mental or social problem”.
“The judge who will fail to realize that the person who attempted suicide is suffering from depression and will go ahead to imprison the person should first be examined mentally”, he opined as he enlightened that any suicide attempt should be considered a sickness.
Dr. Osei disclosed that 93-95% of all suicides and attempted suicides are from mental disorders, with over 80% as a result of depression.
“The interpretation of Article 49 of the Constitution that has been urged on us in these proceedings does not commend itself to me. That interpretation seeks to constitute Presiding Officers into a special class of actors in the electoral process.
“I am unable to understand that although they actually presided over the elections and the counting of the ballots and caused polling agents to sign the declaration of the results, which they thereafter openly announced to the public and had a copy thereof posted at the polling station, by merely not signing the results sheets,…. the entire process should be invalidated.”
This was contained in the 25-page judgement of Justice Sule Nasiru Gbadegbe, one of the judges who dismissed all the claims brought by the petitioners in the just-concluded landmark Presidential Election Petition.
In Justice Gbadegbe’s opinion, “such an approach is not rooted in shared common sense and undermines the entire process of elections by having innocent voters disenfranchised on purely technical grounds.
“Therefore, in my thinking a mere breach of a constitutional provision does not by itself result in invalidating an election, but it must be proved of the said non-compliance that it has materially affected the declared result at the election.”
Absence of signatures of Presiding Officers Digging deep into the claim of absence of signatures of Presiding Officers, Justice Gbadegbe said he was adopting what he called substantive approach to address the issue instead of the procedural approach urged on him by the petitioners.
“The procedural approach that is urged on us by the petitioners does not commend itself to me and I prefer to adopt the substantive approach in a matter that touches and concerns no mean a right as the right to vote.
“Perhaps, because our electoral history has not had the experience of other jurisdictions where for several years a certain section of the population was not entitled to vote, we tend to take its conferment on us, as a people, lightly.”
Justice Gbadegbe said in the area of legislation regarding requirements of the Constitution that utilises the word ‘shall’, Courts in the United States of America have tended to hold that the mandatory requirement means substantial and not complete or literal compliance.
“In my view, if such an interpretation could be given, regarding the exercise by the legislature of a power conferred on it under the constitution to make laws on behalf of the sovereign people of the United States of America, then by parity of reasoning as regards merely administrative acts such as the failure to sign pink sheets that do not raise any issue that calls into question the totality of votes declared at a polling station, such a failure cannot operate to deprive the declared results of validity.”
He said, “I think to accede to this urging would be subversive of the right to vote and treating its exercise as not being as important as the breach to which the absence of signatures relate. The right to vote according to one’s choice is in my opinion the fundamental pillar of our constitutional democracy and should not be trivialised.”
Justice Gbadegbe said the suggested approach has been given statutory endorsement in section 20 (2) (b) of the Representation of People Law, 1992 (PNDC Law 284).
“Although the court to which reference is made above is the High Court, the amendment to the law that is contained in PNDC Law 296 makes the application of section 50 of the law to cover all public elections.
“I think that the law maker must have been inspired by the substantive approach in jurisdictions outside Ghana, which though not binding on us but of persuasive effect only were delivered in countries with a long and established history of constitutional democracy.
“In my view, the approach that considers the nature of the irregularity and its likely effect on the election is quite frankly preferable to the procedural approach that looks only at the breach of a provision without more. In fact, even in the rules of court of the High Court, there has been since the coming into being of the High Court (Civil Procedure Rules), 2005 (CI 47) a legislative shift from the purely technical approach to the substantive approach that is embodied in Order 81 of the Rules. This approach is purposive as it attempts to unravel the objective that the law was intended to achieve and to effectuate same.
“Several decisions of our courts have over the years adopted the purposive and or substantive approach to construction of statutes in our jurisdiction.
Reference is made to a few such instances. (1) Tuffuor v Attorney-General [1980] GLR 367; (2) Asare v Attorney- General [2003-2004] 2 SCGLR 823; (3) Ampiah- Ampofo v Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice [2003-2004] 1 SCGLR 227; (4) Republic v Fast Track High Court; Ex parte Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice [2007-2008] SCGLR 213.” Justice Gbadegbe said those developments were not accidental but intended to emphasise the “substantive approach in our jurisdiction.”
“The failure to sign the results sheets in question not having been proved in the slightest manner to have tainted the election or the results declared should be held to be directory and not mandatory.
“I do not think that we can adopt an approach to the interpretation of election laws that is not informed by the experience of jurisdictions that have a considerable jurisprudence that has facilitated the growth of strong and enduring democracies that we aspire to achieve.”
He said democracy was an evolving phenomenon and elections could not be perfect, adding, “So when we are faced with the consideration of irregularities that are alleged to have occurred in an election, we should exercise a reluctance in striking down every single vote just by reference to a provision of the law.
“On the contrary, the irregularity must have affected the integrity of the elections. The substantive approach serves the same purpose as the purposive approach to the interpretation of statutes that our courts have come to embrace in several decisions in this country.”
He said a careful reading of the provisions revealed quite clearly that the duty that it creates is not exclusive to only the presiding officer and involves not only the execution of the declaration of results, but beyond that, openly announcing the results and communicating them to the returning officer who is the Chairman of the Electoral Commission. Over-voting
Touching on the claim of over-voting, Justice Gbadegbe said the petitioners based their claim on two interpretations.
“To prove their claim of over-voting, the petitioners relied on entries on the pink sheets at the end of the elections at the various polling stations. No reference was made to the register of voters at any of the polling stations to sustain this ground of complaint.
“On the contrary, great reliance was placed on portions of the pink sheets which were required to be filled by the presiding officers in answer to questions numbered as A1, C1, C3 and C6. The questions that presiding officers were required to answer are as follows. C1: What is the total number of ballots issued to voters on the polling station register? C3: What is the number of ballots issued to voters verified by the use of Form 1C (but not by the use of BVD)?”
He said “C6 asks a question that provides a formula that adds C1, C2, C3 and C4 to get an aggregate that must be equal to A1, the total number of ballots issued to the polling station,” adding that “from the two interpretations placed before us, it is clear that they each seek to protect the integrity of the electoral process.
“It is also plain that as the total number of ballot papers issued at any polling station is based primarily on the registered list of voters, both interpretations seek to ensure that no person is enabled to vote who is not on the register of voters.
“Although the word ‘over-vote’ and or ‘over-voting’ do not come within any of the specifications in the electoral laws, it does appear to me that as a matter of common sense, votes that come within any of the two interpretations are evidence of over-vote.”
He said that it looked to him that as the petitioners did not rely on the list of registered voters at the various polling stations, they relied mainly on the answer to C3 – the total number of ballots issued to a particular polling station – and added, “I think that the exhibits in the MB-C series were offered to prove this.
“And in the evidence to sustain this head of irregularity, the petitioners case appears simply to be that whenever the ballots cast as found in the ballot box exceed the ballots issued then there is an over vote for which reason the results must be annulled. In this regard, great reliance was placed on the information contained in the pink sheets and in particular the space provided for ballot accounting.”
Justice Gbadegbe said that from the available evidence, there were matters of great weight, which rendered it “unreliable to rely on the second interpretation of over-voting on which the claim of the petitioners is planked. “When one carefully peruses the ballot accounting section of the pink sheets in the evidence before us, the question numbered C6 has a formula provided by which the aggregate of C1, C2, C3, and C4 is to be equal to A1, the total number of ballot papers issued to the polling station.
A careful reading of the sheet reveals that C5, unused ballots, has been left out of the constituent elements of C6 that is to be equal in number to A1. In the face of this obvious error that was admitted by the Chairman of the Electoral Commission in the course of his oral testimony, it is interesting if not surprising that notwithstanding the absence of C5 which had the effect of making it impossible going by the formula provided, to have C6 being equal to A1, most of the pink sheets were filled for the purpose of having C1 + C2+ C3+ C4 making up C6 that should be equal to A1.
“As the formula provided in C6 is incorrect, it stands to reason that when the question to which it relates is answered it cannot be right.
“I am of the opinion that this is in an area of arithmetic, this is a classic instance of the convergence of an answer in arithmetic converging with the oft-quoted statement that you cannot put something on nothing as it cannot hold. Therefore, the objective sought to be attained by way of ballot accounting cannot be achieved.
“This, in my view, renders the interpretation of over-voting that leaves out unused ballots (C5) out of the equation, not worthy of the great reliance that is sought to be placed on it.
“Clearly, in the midst of this, many presiding officers must have transferred the missing information elsewhere in order to get a healthy balance sheet regarding the ballots at the end of the polls. In this regard, I am of the opinion that utilising the portion on the pink sheets for the purpose of ballot accounting is quite unreliable. One needs to be more than a human being to be able to achieve a balance on the sheet, but many attempted to do this without taking account of C5.
“In the circumstances, the question that arises is: Can the Court rely on the answers therein to determine over-votes without a process of careful tally of the ballots cast? I think that in view of the incorrect formula and the consequences flowing from it, one needs evidence beyond the pink sheets to prove the allegation of irregularity to which they relate.”
He said the question of an over-vote in the circumstances not being a matter that was plain from the face of the pink sheets, was a matter which could be established only by evidence through a careful inquiry under the law through the process of ballot accounting to enable such ballots to be rejected.
“In my opinion as agents for the petitioners who signed all the pink sheets in evidence without exception, although by Regulation 35 (4) they can withhold their signature and provide reasons therefore, their conduct in signing the declarations means that in their view that the entire process of voting was regular. These signatures bring into being the evidential attribute provided for in section 26 of the Evidence Act, NRCD 323 of 1975.
“By the rules of evidence, we are precluded from considering any other fact to the contrary. I also venture to say that issues relating to elections are intended to be quickly resolved and that the procedure laid down in Regulations 35-37 of CI 75 serves the purpose of ensuring that the votes counted satisfy the various rules laid down for the conduct of elections.”
Justice Gbadegbe said he had no doubt that, if indeed, there were over votes in the disputed elections as the petitioners alleged, by resort to the elaborate procedure under the Regulations, they would have been discovered and rejected in the course of ballot accounting, subject to the right of appeal that is conferred on an aggrieved party under Regulation 38 of CI 75.
“I do not think that it is proper for us to ignore the laid down procedures provided by the electoral laws in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary. I think it is important that we give effect to the legitimate expectations of the law in this matter.”
Voting Without Biometric Verification
Justice Gbadegbe said in the course of the trial, it became clear that the process of biometric verification that was provided for in Regulation 30 was captured by the verification equipment, and as such the primary evidence on whether or not a voter was verified before voting was recorded therein.
“In such a case, I am surprised that the information regarding the important process of verification is sought to be proved by reference to C3 only. I am unable to accept that piece of evidence as the primary evidence, as it is in its nature secondary. In order to be able to rely on the pink sheets as evidence of what they purport to be, the petitioners ought to have shown that the better or best evidence to which they relate are not available.”
Justice Gbadegbe said that even the originals of the pink sheets in the instant case “belong to the category of secondary evidence as the information they seek to prove is obtainable in the best form in the register of voters at polling stations and the biometric verification equipment.
“The record of list of voters verified by the biometric verification equipment is the primary evidence and it is the one from which the information contained in the pink sheets was made.”
He said for proof of that information to be of evidential value it “must satisfy section 163 of the Evidence Act, NRCD 323 of 1975.”
“The purpose of the rules is to enable the court as the trier of fact and in keeping with the prime duty placed on it under section 2 of the Evidence Act to decide all questions of fact.
“By not placing the best or primary evidence before the court, the petitioners have sought their inferences from the information that is available elsewhere to be the basis of our decision. But that is not sanctioned by law. The rule of evidence to which reference is made here is that inferences about irregularities can be drawn from facts, but not from inferences.
“As the said record of the voters verified at every polling station is available and capable of proof in the manner acceptable, I am unable to fall upon information from pink sheets that are based on some other primary source as evidence of irregularity.”
Justice Gbadegbe said another reason that rendered the evidence of voting without biometric verification unproven was that the petitioners, who bore the initial burden of proof on the allegation of absence of biometric verification, unfortunately did not file any process that had the effect of challenging those depositions brought by the 3rd respondents.
“The effect of this is that in the face of the depositions by persons who actually voted at some of those polling stations and testified from their own knowledge to what actually they saw and participated in, the evidence of the 2nd Petitioner who was not at any of those polling stations cannot be preferred.
“The circumstances of this case, insofar as the positive allegation of absence of biometric verification is concerned, is that those agents have a duty to speak in the face of the depositions made by witnesses for the Respondents and as such their silence has the effect of rendering the version testified to by their adversaries unchallenged and also deemed to be an admission.”
He said there was the evidence that the disputed elections were postponed to a second day, 8 December 2012, at polling stations where the verification machines had broken down saying, “A legitimate inference to be made from this unchallenged fact is that voting at all polling stations took place after biometric verification of those entitled to vote.” Serial Numbers
“The contention regarding serial numbers, though apparently attractive, appear to me on closer examination to be untenable,” he said, adding that “the petitioners unfortunately did not place before the court in what manner the mere repetition of the slight number of duplicated pink sheets that was proved in evidence affected the declared results.
“There was no challenge to the fact that the results declared were in respect of elections held at designated polling stations. Also not in dispute is that there occurred no infraction or violation of any of the electoral laws. Added to these, none of the results declared at any of the polling stations is under challenge.”
Serial Number Suggestions
Though Justice Gbadegbe dismissed the claim, he suggested that the political actors needed to take a second look at the way they placed emphasis on serial numbers on pink sheets.
“In my view if the actors in the political scene consider the issues arising from the serial numbers that have just been considered of some importance to the integrity of the electoral process, then they should consider for the purpose of future elections the adoption either by way of an amendment to the existing regime of laws on elections, or by a clear understanding and or agreement between all the stakeholders in our electoral system that serial numbers of pink sheets be better protected in the same manner as is the case regarding ballot papers and polling stations.”
He said “until then, the complaint regarding serial numbers in the form that they have been revealed in the petition herein is a constraint that is unknown to the law and as such lacks the nature of an irregularity and accordingly, I am unable to yield to it as a legitimate ground.”
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has called for an outright dismissal of the Chairman for the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.
Labeling him as an “irresponsible public official”, Hon. Kofi Jumah stated that the desirable punishment for Dr. Afari-Gyan is to see him fired by the president.
According to him, it is even an understatement for any critic to call for his resignation.
Addressing his concerns in a tape recording on Radio Gold, the NPP stalwart asserted that Dr. Afari-Gyan, since his 21-year administration of the Electoral Office, has never held unquestionable elections, but rather exhibited gross incompetence in his duties.
“The position of Electoral Commissioner is so vital to our democracy, which we shouldn’t toy with. You should not only be neutral in any situation but you must be seen as being neutral…The guy (Dr. Afari-Gyan) is an irresponsible public official.”
Also, in his estimation, Ghana is not a democratic State due to the blunders committed by the Electoral Commissioner.
Source: peacefmonline
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KB 10 years ago
'Dis one be Homesense ankasa.'Tell 'em again!! The prophecy surely and steadily is unfolding...Christians beware!!
'Dis one be Homesense ankasa.'Tell 'em again!! The prophecy surely and steadily is unfolding...Christians beware!!
Ike 10 years ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to use this medium to caution everyone reading this article if its source is really authentic to be vey mindful of religious leaders. Jesus had to battle with religious leaders with his attempt to ... read full comment
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to use this medium to caution everyone reading this article if its source is really authentic to be vey mindful of religious leaders. Jesus had to battle with religious leaders with his attempt to introduce a way of life but not necessarily a religion. The Pope who is suppose to be the custodian of Christianity faith is compromising his stands on very important core values of Christianity. Jesus said, "I am the way the truth and the life; No one comes to the further except through me". Its sad that the pope is following the universal principle of the new age movement headed by Oprah winfrey telling people to obey their conscience. Please readers, let us be careful about the present scheme of the enemy using many religious figures to discredit the life changing authority of the word of God. Many people today have been reluctant to go to church or seek the face of the Lord because of an action of a religious leader. We all need to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Each one of us will give an account on our deeds. I hope you are being watchful
Mark Entwistle 10 years ago
The ape thinks he knows more than the white man who brought him the religion. You africans are so obtuse that you are the only race that is being mentally enslaved today.
The ape thinks he knows more than the white man who brought him the religion. You africans are so obtuse that you are the only race that is being mentally enslaved today.
Rans F 10 years ago
If there is any race that is mentally enslaved today, then it is the race that has lost its sense of sexuality, spirituality and morality! The next time you decide to insult a whole Continent, think about that madness called ... read full comment
If there is any race that is mentally enslaved today, then it is the race that has lost its sense of sexuality, spirituality and morality! The next time you decide to insult a whole Continent, think about that madness called homosexuality and the demonic spirit behind it! With all your civilisation and achievements, you have become lower than dogs! Nonsense.
kwame 10 years ago
you are such a stupid ass hole. I am a proud African living in the US with whites working under my command. Obama is black, civilization started in Africa (Egypt). All that you know is racial comments and discrimination.
Eve ... read full comment
you are such a stupid ass hole. I am a proud African living in the US with whites working under my command. Obama is black, civilization started in Africa (Egypt). All that you know is racial comments and discrimination.
Even dogs are wise because they never...... with same sex.
aboafunu
ASEM DA ONIPA SO 10 years ago
MARK ENTWISTLE OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, WHICH PEOPLE ARE YOU REFERRING TO AS APES? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOU COME FROM - BUT YOU ARE A VERY STUPID FOOL INDEED. CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING A VERY GOOD ... read full comment
MARK ENTWISTLE OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, WHICH PEOPLE ARE YOU REFERRING TO AS APES? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOU COME FROM - BUT YOU ARE A VERY STUPID FOOL INDEED. CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING A VERY GOOD COURSE AND JUST LISTEN TO YOURSELF.
NOTE THIS AND BEAR THIS IN YOUR DAMN BLOKKED HEAD AND NEVER REFER TO ANY HUMAN BEING AS APE - STUPID.
ANNOYED!! 10 years ago
fuck off you proboscis monkey and orangutan!! What do you mean by the only race mentally enslaved today? Insulting entire race? Where did you learn your civilization, including your religions, from? You should be ashamed of y ... read full comment
fuck off you proboscis monkey and orangutan!! What do you mean by the only race mentally enslaved today? Insulting entire race? Where did you learn your civilization, including your religions, from? You should be ashamed of yourself motherfucker, son of a bitch.
Concerned 10 years ago
That church is evil and this is not me insulting them. They have a nasty history in Europe.Responsible for thousands of deaths and in the past they actually and I mean literally had a couple of devil worshipers being popes. ... read full comment
That church is evil and this is not me insulting them. They have a nasty history in Europe.Responsible for thousands of deaths and in the past they actually and I mean literally had a couple of devil worshipers being popes. Anyone reading this has access to the internet so do the research and run away from the devil's church. Campaigning to be a pope is more cut throat than african politics.
King Dukodonu 10 years ago
John 16:9 Jesus said " The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me".
John 14:6 Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one come to the Father except through me."
Pope Francis is more than a Muslim. R ... read full comment
John 16:9 Jesus said " The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me".
John 14:6 Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one come to the Father except through me."
Pope Francis is more than a Muslim. Roman Catholic church does not know the bible. That is SDA church teaches that the anti-Christ will reveal himself through Catholic Pope. Now, I believe that Catholic Church is not a Christian church. If the head of Roman Catholic church believes that you don't have to believe in God to go to heaven, then I am scared for catholic faithfuls.
The Pope implies that you can believe in Satan and have your way to heaven. Catholics and Muslims are the same. To my Catholic Christians, what are you doing in the catholic Church?. Get out real fast from the Catholic Church.
GAWUKO 10 years ago
I am not God but Heaven's gate may be closed to you!
I am not God but Heaven's gate may be closed to you!
King George 10 years ago
what has this topic got to do with politics. please you are off track. try to be objective and sincere and don't let politics kill your Christianity or islam.
what has this topic got to do with politics. please you are off track. try to be objective and sincere and don't let politics kill your Christianity or islam.
Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 10 years ago
can we trust people like this? What does the Bible says before someone inherit the kingdom of God? I rest my case!
can we trust people like this? What does the Bible says before someone inherit the kingdom of God? I rest my case!
readthejesuitoathonline 10 years ago
Wow! this first Jesuit pope is giving the world a chance to learn some of the rudiments of esoteric Catholicism.
"You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I ... read full comment
Wow! this first Jesuit pope is giving the world a chance to learn some of the rudiments of esoteric Catholicism.
"You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience."
“Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience"
As rarefied as this teaching is, it smacks of Christlessness, not for the serious evangelical bible students though, but for casuistic students. It is the "way of Cain", a self-directed obedience to receive a favor from God.
What is the conscience?
1.A sense of right and wrong: the sense of what is right and wrong that governs somebody's thoughts and actions, urging him or her to do right rather than wrong
2.obedience to conscience: behavior according to what your sense of right and wrong tells you is right
Question: Is the conscience of man free from the influence of sin? (Yes)
"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared (branded) with a hot iron" (1 Timothy 4:1-2).
If the conscience is subject to the influence of sin, it follows that If I am unconverted and I allow my conscience to be my guide I will only be adding sin to the sins I already have.
Question. What is sin?
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law" (1 John 3:4).
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all"
(James 2:10).
God's people obey his Law. How do they do it?
Written on the Heart
"After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts. . . . I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Jeremiah 31: 33, 34.
The same law that was engraved upon the tables of stone, is written by the Holy Spirit upon the tables of the heart. Instead of going about to establish our own righteousness we accept the righteousness of Christ. His blood atones for our sins. His obedience is accepted for us. Then the heart renewed by the Holy Spirit will bring forth "the fruits of the Spirit." Through the grace of Christ we shall live in obedience to the law of God written upon our hearts. Having the Spirit of Christ, we shall walk even as He walked" (God's Amazing Grace, P.135).
Note these claims from other popes:
"The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth." Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Chapter XXVII, p. 218, "Cities Petrus Bertanous".
“...We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty..." Pope Leo XIII, in Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (The Reunion of Christendom), Encyclical promulgated on June 20, 1894.
What does the Bible say about such claims?
"I and my Father are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God"
(John 10:30-33).
"And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you" (Matthew 24:4).
Beware of the dark world of sophistry!
WILLIAM 10 years ago
This Pope will help the Church go back to its roots ;true faith.
This Pope will help the Church go back to its roots ;true faith.
Shimon shantose 10 years ago
Loved this.
Loved this.
brakwesi 10 years ago
this man of sin keep on making mockery of the gosple of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Initially supporting homosexuals and now denying the supremancy of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the God have mercy on us.
this man of sin keep on making mockery of the gosple of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Initially supporting homosexuals and now denying the supremancy of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the God have mercy on us.
Nii 10 years ago
The Pope has no authority of his own. If he has any, it is derived from the Bible. He cannot add nor subtract anything from it. With all due respect, can he provide biblical support for what he is saying? In any case, what ab ... read full comment
The Pope has no authority of his own. If he has any, it is derived from the Bible. He cannot add nor subtract anything from it. With all due respect, can he provide biblical support for what he is saying? In any case, what about those without good conscience or those with seared conscience. Our conscience can mislead us: Jesus is the way- read the Bible to find the truth to set you free.
kululu 10 years ago
The bible is a more complex book than it seems. Many people think they read and understand all its content but I doubt. fact is the Bible is purely not a subject of academics. If I understand the pope well, all he is saying i ... read full comment
The bible is a more complex book than it seems. Many people think they read and understand all its content but I doubt. fact is the Bible is purely not a subject of academics. If I understand the pope well, all he is saying is that it is not beyond the abilities and the mercy of God to extend salvation to unbelievers. This should not be a hard topic to confuse people. After all, with God all things are possible.
agyapa 10 years ago
Bro, your argument seems more reasonable.Actually God being the sovereign Father can make a way where there is no way.The bible is surely a complex book to interpret.
Bro, your argument seems more reasonable.Actually God being the sovereign Father can make a way where there is no way.The bible is surely a complex book to interpret.
Satcmo 10 years ago
Your conscience may tell you to believe in your own righteousness to get you into heaven and forever be with God, but do you have the spirit of God which is the seal of God which He has earmarked for those who come to him th ... read full comment
Your conscience may tell you to believe in your own righteousness to get you into heaven and forever be with God, but do you have the spirit of God which is the seal of God which He has earmarked for those who come to him through Jesus Christ? If you do not have the spirit of God then you are not his. You can believe it or not, there is only one way to heaven and that is through Jesus because He alone is the way, the truth and the life. All human righteousness outside Jesus does not secure us the right to the presence of God. The Pope can enhance his progressive reputation but can not bypass what God has ordained and instituted through Jesus Christ who is the saviour of the human race from the lies of the thief who twists the word of God all the time to suit his diabolical schemes.
OGYAM 10 years ago
IS GOD UP THERE LISTENING? WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE AN OFFERING AT CHURCH IF EVERYBODY WILL BE BLESSED EVEN IF THEY DON'T PAY TITHES? DO I HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH IF THIEVES AND MURDERERS ARE GOING TO HEAVEN ANYWAY?
IS GOD UP THERE LISTENING? WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE AN OFFERING AT CHURCH IF EVERYBODY WILL BE BLESSED EVEN IF THEY DON'T PAY TITHES? DO I HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH IF THIEVES AND MURDERERS ARE GOING TO HEAVEN ANYWAY?
Asuo 10 years ago
God is not Atukuba.Don't count on your offering.
God is not Atukuba.Don't count on your offering.
Nana Ansah 10 years ago
Jesus died penniless and the good thing about HEAVEN is you don't have to pay entry fee. HEAVEN IS FREE!Guess what! God’s mercy has no limits. Free your mind and the rest will follow.
Jesus died penniless and the good thing about HEAVEN is you don't have to pay entry fee. HEAVEN IS FREE!Guess what! God’s mercy has no limits. Free your mind and the rest will follow.
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR. 10 years ago
"Very! very! I say onto you," unless a man be born again, he will never see the kingdom of God Almighty". said the saviour and the Messiah of Life. Jesus Christ.
The deceivers will come and change the truth to dissuade pe ... read full comment
"Very! very! I say onto you," unless a man be born again, he will never see the kingdom of God Almighty". said the saviour and the Messiah of Life. Jesus Christ.
The deceivers will come and change the truth to dissuade people from the true gospel just to plant themselves as Lucifer did in the garden of Aden.In the mind and heart of the woman, who will transfer that to the man because of their advantage pussy on men.
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR. 10 years ago
Very soon, the desert locking nations can make a buck by selling sand duns to flooding nations and their beaches.They should make those are not taking free of charge.
Everything the Lord God made has it used when we know t ... read full comment
Very soon, the desert locking nations can make a buck by selling sand duns to flooding nations and their beaches.They should make those are not taking free of charge.
Everything the Lord God made has it used when we know them. The sahara desert nations should secure those dunes for their future resources, when the demands begins.
Nana Ansah 10 years ago
Volu! You can tell that to the marines. Take your gender bias and your archaic stone age Bible discrimination elsewhere. You are simply an unsavoury gender bigot.
The Bible as you know today was assembled in constantinopl ... read full comment
Volu! You can tell that to the marines. Take your gender bias and your archaic stone age Bible discrimination elsewhere. You are simply an unsavoury gender bigot.
The Bible as you know today was assembled in constantinople( Today Istanbul in Turkey) on the orders of a Emperor become Pope Constantine in the latter part of the 4th century. A 79 years old man called Jerome was tasked to do the job. Many parts of the library were left out.And as you know where humans are involved there are also errors.
The Catholic saved what is today known as Christainity. The Catholic Church is better informed than any other institution. That is a fact. If you want to know more go to the Vatican website. Good Riddance!
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR. 10 years ago
That is what you think. The assembled it and when they are talking about the content they are full of errors.
I read what the catholics has allowed to be in the bible and that is different from what they are saying. Today ... read full comment
That is what you think. The assembled it and when they are talking about the content they are full of errors.
I read what the catholics has allowed to be in the bible and that is different from what they are saying. Today is Friday 2013, A,D and my message is not different from all the bible. The bible does not expire, it is for yesterday, today and future.
In the garden of Aden, Lucifer told Eve when eve eats the fruits she will not die but becomes wise like God. The same thing Pope is saying and there is no where you can find Pope in the bible. Where did they got their name to influence the whole world so that government come before them.
If I become president of Ghana I might have problem with them if they interfere with Ghanaian political discourse.
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR. 10 years ago
The move to Chelsea reunites him with a manager with whom he has a special relationship, the pair having won the Champions League together at Inter in 2010.
"He is more than a coach for me. He is a man who talks the language ... read full comment
The move to Chelsea reunites him with a manager with whom he has a special relationship, the pair having won the Champions League together at Inter in 2010.
"He is more than a coach for me. He is a man who talks the language of truth," he says of the Portuguese. "It is really important to have someone who tells the truth all the time.
"In our business sometimes we have people who don't want to go that way. I feel that we are talking the same language."
King Dukodonu 10 years ago
Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but not the gospel of Roman Catholic. If you know the history of Roman Catholic, the pronouncement of Pope Francis will not surprise you.Roman Catholic Church preaches their own gospel, ... read full comment
Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but not the gospel of Roman Catholic. If you know the history of Roman Catholic, the pronouncement of Pope Francis will not surprise you.Roman Catholic Church preaches their own gospel, which is different from the gospel of Jesus Christ.
If you want to know the truth, read the bible on your own.The fact that Pope Francis is saying this false things that not means he is telling the truth of the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So, my friend, Nana Ansah, be very careful. Don't believe in lies. Lies like what Pope Francis is saying will take you to hell.
Ken Ntiamoa 10 years ago
You think making an offering at church will buy you your ticket to heaven even if it does exist?
There is no physical place called heaven. Heaven or hell is a state of mind. There are a lot of people living in hell right h ... read full comment
You think making an offering at church will buy you your ticket to heaven even if it does exist?
There is no physical place called heaven. Heaven or hell is a state of mind. There are a lot of people living in hell right here on earth and a small few living in heaven right here on this planet. You don't go nowhere when you die. You rot and become fertiliser for plants.
Enjoy your life while you are here.
Ken
jyga 10 years ago
Have you asked yourself how you came to this world, and traced it all the way to the first man and woman and how they also came to this world? Where did this planet and others and everything living on them come into existence ... read full comment
Have you asked yourself how you came to this world, and traced it all the way to the first man and woman and how they also came to this world? Where did this planet and others and everything living on them come into existence? ... So many questions will lead you to believe that there's someone Omnipotent and Omniscience behind our being here, and the future to come (after life on earth). Just asking, my brother!
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
Heaven is the life you live on earth. Bill Gates enjoys all the finnest things the world has to offer and if that is not heaven, then nothing is. Lazy minded poor people will never enjoy heaven. You make the HEAVEN that you t ... read full comment
Heaven is the life you live on earth. Bill Gates enjoys all the finnest things the world has to offer and if that is not heaven, then nothing is. Lazy minded poor people will never enjoy heaven. You make the HEAVEN that you to have. There is no HEAVEN OR PARADISE anywhere. Your create your own heaven or paradise on this earth. No god will reward anybody with virgins, heaven or paradise. Make a better life for yourself here on EARTH and stop being lazy and stop believing that a god somewhere in the sky is building a heaven or paradise for your lazy assz!!!!
LARYEAH 10 years ago
GOD IS GOD! HE WHO SPEAKS BLASPHEMOUSLY SHALL FACE THE LIGHTENING ROD OF THE HOLY ONE, THE ONLY POTENTATE ON HIGH.
GOD IS GOD! HE WHO SPEAKS BLASPHEMOUSLY SHALL FACE THE LIGHTENING ROD OF THE HOLY ONE, THE ONLY POTENTATE ON HIGH.
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
If the all the nonesense in the so called holy books are to be taken seriously, then fools like you should have been struck dead long ago. You are a disgrace to the god that created the neanderthals!!!!!
If the all the nonesense in the so called holy books are to be taken seriously, then fools like you should have been struck dead long ago. You are a disgrace to the god that created the neanderthals!!!!!
LARYEAH 10 years ago
GOD WILL PUNISH YOU!
GOD WILL PUNISH YOU!
Ken Ntiamoa 10 years ago
Man, you just disobeyed God. Don't judge so thou shalt not be judged. So, says the book in which you believe.
Ken
Man, you just disobeyed God. Don't judge so thou shalt not be judged. So, says the book in which you believe.
Ken
LARYEAH 10 years ago
I JUST SPOKE THE TRUTH. I DO NOT JUDGE, "JUDGEMENT IS OF THE LORD". SO TAKE HEART AND DO THE WORK OF GOD.
I JUST SPOKE THE TRUTH. I DO NOT JUDGE, "JUDGEMENT IS OF THE LORD". SO TAKE HEART AND DO THE WORK OF GOD.
jahlove 10 years ago
Unless a man is born again, he will never enter the Kingdom of God; .... Jesus Christ, the son of God!
Unless a man is born again, he will never enter the Kingdom of God; .... Jesus Christ, the son of God!
tohugu 10 years ago
There was a rich man who faired sumptuously in the book of Luke. He really had everything he needed in life like Bill Gates, Kuffuor et al. There was at the same time another man
at the same time called Lazarus who faired ex ... read full comment
There was a rich man who faired sumptuously in the book of Luke. He really had everything he needed in life like Bill Gates, Kuffuor et al. There was at the same time another man
at the same time called Lazarus who faired extremely poorly. Infact the only food he could get to eat was the leftover food from the bowls of the rich man's dogs. Well they both died but met different fates-Lazarus was received by Abraham into a beatiful place called Paradise but the rich ended up in a very hot place called hell. Please just so you will know that being born with a golden spoon in your mouth and living a comfortable life on this earth does not mean it remain the same forever.There is a not too distant future destination for all of us to take. We transition to that place through an event called DEATH. Woe unto you if you think you can just wish that there was no heaven or hell.
These places are real. Please humble your and accept Jesus Christ into your heart today. He will deliver you from your hell-bound thoughts of gross insanity. Not everybody that is poor is lazy. I would not be surprised if you identify yourself as one of those Ghanaians whose parents exploited the hardworking Cocoa farmers and gold miners and looted Ghana's coffers to take care of you. The day you lay on your sick with your eyes clearly seeing hell, you will beg God to help you but it will be too late. REPENT NOW FROM YOUR PERNICIOUS WAYS.
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
The holy books are full of make believe stories for a particular people in the Middle East. It has nothing to do with Black Africans, Latinos, Hindus or Asians. You are the genesis of mankind and you are older than the bible ... read full comment
The holy books are full of make believe stories for a particular people in the Middle East. It has nothing to do with Black Africans, Latinos, Hindus or Asians. You are the genesis of mankind and you are older than the bible and its mythical stories. The white man stole the Abrahamic oral religious stories and twisted it to suit his view of god. The Abrahamic god was made in the image of the black man who lived more than a million years before their concocted religion!!!
tohugu 10 years ago
The white man is also subjected to the demands of the Bible you are castigating. Talking about using ones brains, is that what will keep you from meeting the common destiny that awaits us all?Nietzsche, that German philosophe ... read full comment
The white man is also subjected to the demands of the Bible you are castigating. Talking about using ones brains, is that what will keep you from meeting the common destiny that awaits us all?Nietzsche, that German philosopher,a white man that is,who rejected the notion of God because he felt his brain was his god,died a mentally deranged man.Keep on arrogantly relying on your brain as god and one day we shall all see.Your friend Friedrich Nietzsche,in his height of arrogancy declared God to be dead just as you seem to be iferring. Please use your brain and check out how he lived and died so miserably. There is no peace to the wicked, saith the LORD. The wicked is the one who declares God to be dead.
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
Using fear, violence and intimidation has been the hall mark of all the Abrahamic religions. Pope John Paul died from brain problems. Death awaits all and by using a fake god to defraud others will not change a thing. Jesus w ... read full comment
Using fear, violence and intimidation has been the hall mark of all the Abrahamic religions. Pope John Paul died from brain problems. Death awaits all and by using a fake god to defraud others will not change a thing. Jesus was a jew and a normal human being who tried to change the rigid form of judaism. He never converted into any religion and he was no son of any god. His mother had sex and gave birth to him like everyone else. Stop believing bull!!!
tohugu 10 years ago
You can call it fear,violence,intimidation,subjugation and whatever name your brain(god) tells you. You can even choose to blaspheme; it will not change the fact that God is sovereign,Jesus Christ was conceived of God's Holy ... read full comment
You can call it fear,violence,intimidation,subjugation and whatever name your brain(god) tells you. You can even choose to blaspheme; it will not change the fact that God is sovereign,Jesus Christ was conceived of God's Holy Spirit by a virgin called Mary. He walked this earth, was crucified on a Cross, buried and rose again on the third day. He ascended to heaven and is coming back again. Not everyone including you believes this but the humble in spirit and wise at heart believe,are saved and are full of Joy and Exceeding Peace. Please understand that not all who go to church are christians and no nation on earth can be classified as a christian nation, so kindly do not use the actions of any nation that calls itself christian to condemn Christianity and CHRIST. Jesus loves you and He wants you saved. He saved Saul a murderer and changed his name to Paul. Let Him deliver you and change your name to 'Nyamenadom'-The grace of God.But if not,KEEP TALKING, WE SHALL CERTAINLY SEE.
Prince 10 years ago
Our God in us should be reflected upon how we treat each other in a more loving and positive ways as we are His children and image.How can you tell me you know God but you don't love your brother or fellow being(His creation. ... read full comment
Our God in us should be reflected upon how we treat each other in a more loving and positive ways as we are His children and image.How can you tell me you know God but you don't love your brother or fellow being(His creation.We should not be hypocrites by pretending we love God but our hearts for humanity in terms of love do not portray.We should by examples of Jesus Christ in showing an immense unconditional love for humanity through God's spirit with a profound humility.Religious harmony practice is a tip of an iceberg to make us go to heaven.Christ said people will come in big clothes,big names but he doesn't know them for they've done nothing for humanity especially the poor.Our love for God should be a spiritual and physical dynamism in showing love to one another with great humility just as God loves us because we are His children.Amen
SISI 10 years ago
DUMB COMMENT!
DUMB COMMENT!
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
As usual, the weak minded and the lazy believe in miracles from a mythical god instead of basing his views on facts. Black Africans are neither Christians nor Moslems. We are older than those two adulterated jewish religions! ... read full comment
As usual, the weak minded and the lazy believe in miracles from a mythical god instead of basing his views on facts. Black Africans are neither Christians nor Moslems. We are older than those two adulterated jewish religions!!!
tohugu 10 years ago
Please I am black, I am from the country called Ghana, I am a Christian and I am blessed to be one.
Oh the joy that daily floods my soul and the peace that exceeds all understanding that envelopes me like a thick cloud every ... read full comment
Please I am black, I am from the country called Ghana, I am a Christian and I am blessed to be one.
Oh the joy that daily floods my soul and the peace that exceeds all understanding that envelopes me like a thick cloud everyday is unbelievable. I am so content with my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Oh how I wish you will just try Him. You cannot do that with your brains,you can only try Him with your whole heart and confess Him with your lips as you turn from your sins. He is willing to forgive all your sins and deliver you from the chaos your brains are in now. Do not wait till it is too late like Nietzsche.
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
You were made a Christian in the 16th century not by angels from heaven by Caucasian racial supremacist conquerors, looters and criminals who went around the globe to impose their fake and adulterated version of judaism. You ... read full comment
You were made a Christian in the 16th century not by angels from heaven by Caucasian racial supremacist conquerors, looters and criminals who went around the globe to impose their fake and adulterated version of judaism. You were indoctrinated and brainswahed to believe in a white god who lives in the sky!!!
tohugu 10 years ago
The white Supremacist that you talk about will also be judged. Please do not inteprete their actions as ones God sanctioned.I am glad that my God lives in sky but wait a minute, does He really. He actually lives in my heart b ... read full comment
The white Supremacist that you talk about will also be judged. Please do not inteprete their actions as ones God sanctioned.I am glad that my God lives in sky but wait a minute, does He really. He actually lives in my heart by His Spirit also.I choose not worship stumps of trees, stones, rivers, sun, moon any animal. I choose not to worship my brain,because you know what? All those thing were created by a Supreme Being called JEHOVAH GOD. I choose to worship this God through Jesus Christ His son. You can choose not to believe and that still will not change the fact that 'WE SHALL CERTAINLY SEE: SO KEEP TALKING.
Satcmo 10 years ago
The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. They know God but they deliberately deny His existence. Everything that He created proves His Greatness and power. Your denial would not change His deity nor your unbelief chan ... read full comment
The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. They know God but they deliberately deny His existence. Everything that He created proves His Greatness and power. Your denial would not change His deity nor your unbelief change his plans for the world. You can hold on to your belief, still JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOUR for this world.
Nana Yaw 10 years ago
These chew and pour from the so called holy books are pack of contradictory phrases and tactics meant to frighten you into submitting to their false teachings and fabricated make-believe stories which are designed to make you ... read full comment
These chew and pour from the so called holy books are pack of contradictory phrases and tactics meant to frighten you into submitting to their false teachings and fabricated make-believe stories which are designed to make you vulnerable for exploitations!!!
Bernard kumi 10 years ago
Gay and looking for the Lord? My humble advice would be to reflect deeply on the story of Sodom and Gomorah before seeking divine audience. Jehovah speaks to us through most of the biblical stories. Such stories have been ... read full comment
Gay and looking for the Lord? My humble advice would be to reflect deeply on the story of Sodom and Gomorah before seeking divine audience. Jehovah speaks to us through most of the biblical stories. Such stories have been inculcated into the bible by the power of the holy spirit! It's not a myth! Jehovah has already given judgement on this case in a clairvoyant manner in anticipation of future liberals' tolerance and clamour for it under the guise of sex equality.
ABU 10 years ago
The myth is finally broken,however holier than thou Ghanaian christians will forcefully come out with self serving individual explainations to create the impressions that christiandom was discovered in Ghana and christianity ... read full comment
The myth is finally broken,however holier than thou Ghanaian christians will forcefully come out with self serving individual explainations to create the impressions that christiandom was discovered in Ghana and christianity is a whole GHANANAIN thing.Go read Nana Yaw's contribution and spare the gays and homos.
WEAKLION 10 years ago
Most of the Pope are gay .
Most of the Pope are gay .
tomtom 10 years ago
His statements are very thought provoking, but the thought of God and his being, I a thought process that no one has control of. So, let's give him the chance to make his case.
His statements are very thought provoking, but the thought of God and his being, I a thought process that no one has control of. So, let's give him the chance to make his case.
Before & After 10 years ago
LIARS, WOLVES in Sheep skin.
LIARS, WOLVES in Sheep skin.
4 Year Old 10 years ago
This Pope is not a Christian. He doesn't know who Christ is and why He came. We must all pray for the pope for understanding
This Pope is not a Christian. He doesn't know who Christ is and why He came. We must all pray for the pope for understanding
Great 10 years ago
Christians should be very careful with this Pope Francis, he is up to something, Please pick up your Bible and study yourself for your own good.
Christians should be very careful with this Pope Francis, he is up to something, Please pick up your Bible and study yourself for your own good.
Defender 10 years ago
thanks dear, workout your own salvation with fear and trembling
thanks dear, workout your own salvation with fear and trembling
ro 10 years ago
which part of the pope's quote stated that those who don't believe in God will go to heaven? They should keep on tickling themselves. By the way, the pope is not an authority unto himself. the scripture has the last say.
which part of the pope's quote stated that those who don't believe in God will go to heaven? They should keep on tickling themselves. By the way, the pope is not an authority unto himself. the scripture has the last say.
sluggard man 10 years ago
Oh Good God,have mercy on this man who calls himself POPE.Where did the Pope read this stuff from.Blunder Galore..thats how far the world has finally come to.Even gays and unbelievers to go to HEAVEN? Then whats the use of Ch ... read full comment
Oh Good God,have mercy on this man who calls himself POPE.Where did the Pope read this stuff from.Blunder Galore..thats how far the world has finally come to.Even gays and unbelievers to go to HEAVEN? Then whats the use of Christianity?
ABU 10 years ago
Christianity is how you make of or believe,your opinion belongs exclusively to you as well as your interpretation of the bible so is the pope entitled to his as he feels it.Of cause gays and unbelievers of christianity will a ... read full comment
Christianity is how you make of or believe,your opinion belongs exclusively to you as well as your interpretation of the bible so is the pope entitled to his as he feels it.Of cause gays and unbelievers of christianity will also go to heaven if it really exist,The most cruel sinners are religious and considering themselves paradise or heaven bound even you.
ABU 10 years ago
In July,and i quote"Francis signalled a more progressive attitude on sexuality,asking"If someone is gay and is looking for the Lord.who i am to judge him?.SO Ghanaian gay hater whether christians or whatsoever spare our gay a ... read full comment
In July,and i quote"Francis signalled a more progressive attitude on sexuality,asking"If someone is gay and is looking for the Lord.who i am to judge him?.SO Ghanaian gay hater whether christians or whatsoever spare our gay and lesbian compatriots.
PAPA 10 years ago
FRAUD US GROUP OF COMPANIES IS A FRAUD STAY OFF
FRAUD US GROUP OF COMPANIES IS A FRAUD STAY OFF
Thomson 10 years ago
By the way, who gives life? Are the gay and the lesbian not alive? Indeed the Mercy of GOD has no limitation.
By the way, who gives life? Are the gay and the lesbian not alive? Indeed the Mercy of GOD has no limitation.
Samson 10 years ago
This is an irresponsible statement from the pope. Why should he reduce everything to conscience? What is conscience? Conscience is certainly not GOD. Please pope dont reduce GOD to the level of human conscience. If you as Pop ... read full comment
This is an irresponsible statement from the pope. Why should he reduce everything to conscience? What is conscience? Conscience is certainly not GOD. Please pope dont reduce GOD to the level of human conscience. If you as Pope dont know the difference then you are not fit to be Pope, period.
Pancho 10 years ago
The most wicked people i have come across in this world were all so called 'Born Again Christians,. The liberal Christians always are willing to help out their friends in need.
Have you ever been given Shitor or Gari, in se ... read full comment
The most wicked people i have come across in this world were all so called 'Born Again Christians,. The liberal Christians always are willing to help out their friends in need.
Have you ever been given Shitor or Gari, in secondary school, by a born again Christian ? The answer is an emphatic Noooooo !
Oburonewewu 10 years ago
You made me laugh so loud people in the office think i'm mad.
Charley, those Chrifey boys in secondary school never shared their food with anybody but if you get a visit from home, they always want to join in.If you end up w ... read full comment
You made me laugh so loud people in the office think i'm mad.
Charley, those Chrifey boys in secondary school never shared their food with anybody but if you get a visit from home, they always want to join in.If you end up with a Chrifey school Prefect, you are introuble. Those Chrifey school Prefects are so wicked and never show any mercy to their fellow students.The Non-Chrifey ones will always let you off with a warning or a light punishment.
Abongo 10 years ago
Is this Pope a serious person at all, he made me sick and I can see the reason why Catholic priests are molesting children
Is this Pope a serious person at all, he made me sick and I can see the reason why Catholic priests are molesting children
Cisco 10 years ago
The fact that one does not believe in God does not mean that one is evil. Most of the nicest people on this earth do not believe in God and also 99% of the evil things being done in this world are done in the name of religion ... read full comment
The fact that one does not believe in God does not mean that one is evil. Most of the nicest people on this earth do not believe in God and also 99% of the evil things being done in this world are done in the name of religion.
OB 10 years ago
Read the article again. The title is false. In case you do not want to read again, I have what he said below:
God’s mercy has no limits IF you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not ... read full comment
Read the article again. The title is false. In case you do not want to read again, I have what he said below:
God’s mercy has no limits IF you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience.
He never said "You don't have to believe in God to go to heaven." This is poor journalism.
kwabena, london 10 years ago
why should journalist twist words from people and make headline titles which bear no semblance to what was said. the pope never mentioned the process of going to heaven. Indeed our god is a merciful God and he will forgive an ... read full comment
why should journalist twist words from people and make headline titles which bear no semblance to what was said. the pope never mentioned the process of going to heaven. Indeed our god is a merciful God and he will forgive anyone who comes to Him with a sincere heart ready to stop whatever sin that individual is committing. Read Psalm 51:17, a broken and contrite heart is what God requires.
OB 10 years ago
What is more troubling is the inability of readers to see the disconnection between the title and the content.
What is more troubling is the inability of readers to see the disconnection between the title and the content.
Abongo 10 years ago
I can see evil in the face of this pope. Now, I understand why Catholic Priests are sexsually abusing children in the Catholic Church
I can see evil in the face of this pope. Now, I understand why Catholic Priests are sexsually abusing children in the Catholic Church
joe bee 10 years ago
Do this Pope really read the Bible ,he must be dismiss ,he is disgracing the whole roman churches.
Do this Pope really read the Bible ,he must be dismiss ,he is disgracing the whole roman churches.
WEAKLION 10 years ago
Ghanaians do worship God than any advance country yet we are poor WHY ?Almost 80% Ghanaians today believe God will build Ghana for them and 75% of Ghana 21st century still believe depending on Whites will solve our country pr ... read full comment
Ghanaians do worship God than any advance country yet we are poor WHY ?Almost 80% Ghanaians today believe God will build Ghana for them and 75% of Ghana 21st century still believe depending on Whites will solve our country problems . The question would be much Ghana president invest a year in science and Technology , innovation, math research ? Our leaders love eating fresh FUFUO on weekends and raping the young girls.
Louis 10 years ago
I disagree with the Pope on this topic. What does the bible say about unbelievers? Does it say, those who do not believe in God should only obey their conscience? What is happening in our world today? The Pope in his earlier ... read full comment
I disagree with the Pope on this topic. What does the bible say about unbelievers? Does it say, those who do not believe in God should only obey their conscience? What is happening in our world today? The Pope in his earlier statement is not against the gays. What an abomination? If we are not careful, some men of God would lead their flock astray. May God in heaven have mercy on us and give us the spirit of discernment to know the truth.
EMMANUEL SEMANU 10 years ago
I DON'T REALLY KNOW AND CAN'T REALLY TELL,BUT IF GOD REALLY CALLED U N U ARE DIVERTING,PLEASE GO ON TRACK,IF GOD NEVA CALLED, N U RR AFTER FAME OR POWER,PLS REPENT.FOR ALL THINGS SHALL PASS AND GOD WILL FACE THOSE WHO MAKE FA ... read full comment
I DON'T REALLY KNOW AND CAN'T REALLY TELL,BUT IF GOD REALLY CALLED U N U ARE DIVERTING,PLEASE GO ON TRACK,IF GOD NEVA CALLED, N U RR AFTER FAME OR POWER,PLS REPENT.FOR ALL THINGS SHALL PASS AND GOD WILL FACE THOSE WHO MAKE FALSE PPROPHECIES AGAINST HIM.
KOJO 10 years ago
the pope is 100% right. the bible talks about doing right and shunning wrong. conscience also involves examining one's actions in the context of right and wrong.
the pope is 100% right. the bible talks about doing right and shunning wrong. conscience also involves examining one's actions in the context of right and wrong.
4 Year Old 10 years ago
The Pope needs to be reeducated in the scriptures. He has left the teachings of Jesus, Peter, Paul, James the First Pastor of the church in Jerusalem.
The Pope needs to be reeducated in the scriptures. He has left the teachings of Jesus, Peter, Paul, James the First Pastor of the church in Jerusalem.
EZEKIEL 10 years ago
....and this is what the Jehova Witnesses say..!! Are we talking of the Christian God ?? What about the African God ?? Are they IDENTICAL ??
Africans KNEW GOD BEFORE the whites brought us Christianity.
....and this is what the Jehova Witnesses say..!! Are we talking of the Christian God ?? What about the African God ?? Are they IDENTICAL ??
Africans KNEW GOD BEFORE the whites brought us Christianity.
Osei Yao 10 years ago
May be the Pope forgotto add, Heaven and Hell were invented by theologians to make God appear like a terrorist. Hopefully, now the Church will begin to disown such silly notions as endtimes and Jesus coming from the clouds.
May be the Pope forgotto add, Heaven and Hell were invented by theologians to make God appear like a terrorist. Hopefully, now the Church will begin to disown such silly notions as endtimes and Jesus coming from the clouds.
Wallance 10 years ago
people who love sin and pleasure go to catholic church which is satan santuary. Christ death is vain if this satan doctrine is true
people who love sin and pleasure go to catholic church which is satan santuary. Christ death is vain if this satan doctrine is true
Dallas 10 years ago
I wish the whole world could realize the truth about real intention of these people. In fact, they're are agents of the illuminati disguised as christians. They do not believe in the holy bible neither do they have the intent ... read full comment
I wish the whole world could realize the truth about real intention of these people. In fact, they're are agents of the illuminati disguised as christians. They do not believe in the holy bible neither do they have the intention of propagating the true gospel. They are atheist (Followers of lucifer) whose real intention is to mislead the children of God from the true path.
EZEKIEL 10 years ago
WHERE is Heaven ??Any help ??
WHERE is Heaven ??Any help ??
Asabi Maliki 10 years ago
Questions to ponder:
1.Where will the pope be during the punitive phase of God's judgment (hell fire)?
2.Will the pope help the unbeliever who confessed his sins without faith in Christ to be allowed in heaven?
3.Wha ... read full comment
Questions to ponder:
1.Where will the pope be during the punitive phase of God's judgment (hell fire)?
2.Will the pope help the unbeliever who confessed his sins without faith in Christ to be allowed in heaven?
3.What is the pope doing now for the unbeliever to help him to go to heaven during the investigative phase of God's judgment going on in heaven.
(Rev 3:14-21)
"Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29).
When we listen to God's word and change our mind on sin by confession to him, not a priest, God forgives gives us the gifts of forgiveness and repentance (metanoia-Gk) to live the Christlike life.
"Him (Christ) hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins" (Acts 5:31).
Believe God's word; your life depends on it. You cannot say the pope, the prophet, my pastor, or my church told me something different. That will be a lame excuse!
south africa 10 years ago
Its better to be get prepared. Do you want to know much about this POPE? Then read the HOLY BOOK( THE BIBLE) DANIEL and REVELATION, and you'll really know where this pope is coming from.
Its better to be get prepared. Do you want to know much about this POPE? Then read the HOLY BOOK( THE BIBLE) DANIEL and REVELATION, and you'll really know where this pope is coming from.
Quashigah 10 years ago
Are you the Pope, and you talt like this. i think you are gay
Are you the Pope, and you talt like this. i think you are gay
SKY 10 years ago
I think the Pope is talking about non believers of Jesus Christ but not God almighty.There are people who don't believe Jesus Christ is the only way a man can have access to the kingdom of heaven.So base on those people's per ... read full comment
I think the Pope is talking about non believers of Jesus Christ but not God almighty.There are people who don't believe Jesus Christ is the only way a man can have access to the kingdom of heaven.So base on those people's perspertive clean conscience can let them have God's mercy since God's mercies have no limit.
Teacher Dibebi, Tain. 10 years ago
Jah's will must be done.....Baphomets in charge,
what are we seeing and hearing? No wonder it took so many hours to get the pope, and even the smoke was black at first before they manipulated it to get him.
U need not to be ... read full comment
Jah's will must be done.....Baphomets in charge,
what are we seeing and hearing? No wonder it took so many hours to get the pope, and even the smoke was black at first before they manipulated it to get him.
U need not to be preached again...the time is near and u need to know that.......LIPS CLOSED!
mamuna t totobisa 10 years ago
Did I hear the Pope say among others that ...."that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience....." So if my cons ... read full comment
Did I hear the Pope say among others that ...."that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience....." So if my conscience tells me to kill people, will God be ok if make killing my habbit? Or if my conscience tells me to be a pedifier...sexually abusing kids (as some, including catholic priests do,) is God ok with that, or will Pope Francis be ok with that? If so, why are pedifier priests and others being punished by the law for that? The Catholic Church is getting more and more messier with its religious teachings/doctrine and beliefs! God save us from this crooked and corrupted teaching
AUSTRALIA 10 years ago
THE TRUTH IS THERE IS NO HEAVEN,HELL OR GOD ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE AND I WANT MY AFRICAN BROTHERS TO DISSUADE THEMSELVES FROM THIS WHITEMANS MENTAL SLAVERY.PLEASE BROTHERS WORK SMART TO BUILD THE HEAVEN YOU ARE CRAVING FOR ... read full comment
THE TRUTH IS THERE IS NO HEAVEN,HELL OR GOD ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE AND I WANT MY AFRICAN BROTHERS TO DISSUADE THEMSELVES FROM THIS WHITEMANS MENTAL SLAVERY.PLEASE BROTHERS WORK SMART TO BUILD THE HEAVEN YOU ARE CRAVING FOR HERE ON EARTH.
ENJOY YOUR LIFE WHILE YOU ARE LUCKY TO BE HERE AND PLEASE READ MORE FACTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC BOOKS ABOUT CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE.GOD DID NOT CREATE IT, PERIOD.
STUPID GHANAIANS.
Paapatee 10 years ago
It's time that believers should watchout
for the Antichrist. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped so that he set himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be GOD.
It's time that believers should watchout
for the Antichrist. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped so that he set himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be GOD.
Gawuga 10 years ago
Heaven or hell is in your mind, simple
Heaven or hell is in your mind, simple
Gawuga 10 years ago
Hope no confusion in heaven to send it to hell
Hope no confusion in heaven to send it to hell
Paa Kodwo 10 years ago
HAVE ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD, SELF PROCLAIMNED BISHOPS,PROPHETS,PASTORS,PRIESTS AND APOSTELS IN GHANA TAKEN NOTE OF THE POPES MESSAGE.
HAVE ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD, SELF PROCLAIMNED BISHOPS,PROPHETS,PASTORS,PRIESTS AND APOSTELS IN GHANA TAKEN NOTE OF THE POPES MESSAGE.
owoahene 10 years ago
concerning prevailing gay issues,the pope admits that he has no power to judge but why does he claim to have the power to forgive?we must be watchful.
concerning prevailing gay issues,the pope admits that he has no power to judge but why does he claim to have the power to forgive?we must be watchful.
Adorkenu 10 years ago
Hi Pope Francis.
Please support your point with a scripture or two.
Hi Pope Francis.
Please support your point with a scripture or two.
Dr Poku 10 years ago
Forget about all this fake popes who use church name and steal africa land and lets care about Gods word!
Forget about all this fake popes who use church name and steal africa land and lets care about Gods word!
Korsah 10 years ago
Pope, pls Jesus said 'except a man be born again he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:3
Pope, pls Jesus said 'except a man be born again he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:3
Ekong Albert 10 years ago
Can Pope Francis show the true christians where he gets such revelation? Quite contrary to (Heb.11:6)
Can Pope Francis show the true christians where he gets such revelation? Quite contrary to (Heb.11:6)
yaa dua 10 years ago
A confused pope. Galatians 5:19. John 3:5
A confused pope. Galatians 5:19. John 3:5
Ghanaba 10 years ago
By the soul, and the proportion and given to it
And its enlightenment as to its rights and its wrongs
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
And he fails that corrupts it!
Quran (Ash-Shams or The Sun)91:7-10
By the soul, and the proportion and given to it
And its enlightenment as to its rights and its wrongs
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
And he fails that corrupts it!
Quran (Ash-Shams or The Sun)91:7-10
PAPALE 10 years ago
DON/T READ YOUR BIBLE AND SEEK THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN FIRST, THE ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT RATHER FOLLOW THIS YE YE MAN (POPE FRANCIS) BY THE TIME THE ANGLES BEGIN TO CALL NA ... read full comment
DON/T READ YOUR BIBLE AND SEEK THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN FIRST, THE ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT RATHER FOLLOW THIS YE YE MAN (POPE FRANCIS) BY THE TIME THE ANGLES BEGIN TO CALL NAMES, SOME WILL RESPOND WHILES THEY ARE BURNING IN HELL. JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY. NOT THE POPE OR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Mohammed Ibrahim 10 years ago
God and Only God can Pardon any Person for his or her Sins.
God and Only God can Pardon any Person for his or her Sins.
Mensah 10 years ago
That's the problem with Catholicism; Without Christ you can't go to heaven. That's what the bible teaches. Either you believe the word of God in the bible or you don't. No following of your conscience will take you to heaven.
That's the problem with Catholicism; Without Christ you can't go to heaven. That's what the bible teaches. Either you believe the word of God in the bible or you don't. No following of your conscience will take you to heaven.
KB 10 years ago
When out of ignorance,guys like you blurt out such nonsense I begin to wonder if they ever learnt anything other than by rote in school.If you can talk like that in this day and age then you must be some different animal fro ... read full comment
When out of ignorance,guys like you blurt out such nonsense I begin to wonder if they ever learnt anything other than by rote in school.If you can talk like that in this day and age then you must be some different animal from the ape or the human being indeed.
kb 10 years ago
are we talking about GOD or about CHRIST here. so lets say I believe in an omnipotent GOD but not CHRIST, and live my conscience, then according to the pope I have some hope. but I don't think I have any hope if I don't eve ... read full comment
are we talking about GOD or about CHRIST here. so lets say I believe in an omnipotent GOD but not CHRIST, and live my conscience, then according to the pope I have some hope. but I don't think I have any hope if I don't even believe in GOD.
STRAIGHT TALK 10 years ago
This pope has been seeking cheap popularity ever since he assumed the papacy. He is a man-pleaser; he strays from sound biblical teachings!! He is lost!!!!! Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No way, if you don't belie ... read full comment
This pope has been seeking cheap popularity ever since he assumed the papacy. He is a man-pleaser; he strays from sound biblical teachings!! He is lost!!!!! Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No way, if you don't believe in Jesus.
Nelson 10 years ago
The biggest joke that has ever hit the world of Christianity is this this talk. Fame is a sure root to hell fire. Faith in Christ is the only requirement for Heaven. Please my father pope. Take another look, a critical one at ... read full comment
The biggest joke that has ever hit the world of Christianity is this this talk. Fame is a sure root to hell fire. Faith in Christ is the only requirement for Heaven. Please my father pope. Take another look, a critical one at what you say before this great church gets down the drain. Tell the truth that been gay is not biblical and be ready to die for that truth. God help us all.
Lafuz 10 years ago
Only God knowns what to do
Only God knowns what to do
KOBIE 10 years ago
SACRILEDGIOUS!!! Is he the keeper of Heaven gate? The 'anti-christ' we all know!!
SACRILEDGIOUS!!! Is he the keeper of Heaven gate? The 'anti-christ' we all know!!
Bro Godwin Aniteye 10 years ago
The End time is here so false prophets are on rampage to deceive the very elect so look out least you fall prey.Check this scripture:Mathew 24:24 If you want to go to heaven then disregard the words of the Pope.
The ticket ... read full comment
The End time is here so false prophets are on rampage to deceive the very elect so look out least you fall prey.Check this scripture:Mathew 24:24 If you want to go to heaven then disregard the words of the Pope.
The ticket to heaven is to believe in God or end up in hell.
Kwaku Gloenawo 10 years ago
When Jesus The Christ said you cannot come unto the father but throgh me, all he meant was if you do not live as I preach, you will not be saved. It didn't mean just saying I believe in Jesus but living as a devil will bring ... read full comment
When Jesus The Christ said you cannot come unto the father but throgh me, all he meant was if you do not live as I preach, you will not be saved. It didn't mean just saying I believe in Jesus but living as a devil will bring you salvation. Seeking God and living like Christ but not attending church is good enough to receive mercy from GOD. He will bless you and direct you even to give up some of your sinful ways BUT how can you be saved when you say you are a Christian, go to church religiously but steal, covert, kill, fornicate etc etc? The people GOD created who have not had opportunity to go to church are they condemned? Can GOD condemn the same people he created and who are just but have not heard about Christ? All Pope Francis is saying is that he is not the one to judge anybody but he believes that if you seek the face of GOD but not through the church, he believes your conscience will judge you and the Lord GOD will have mercy upon you.
Bro Godwin Aniteye 10 years ago
The only ticket to heaven is to believe in God and His Son John 3:18 says,"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotte ... read full comment
The only ticket to heaven is to believe in God and His Son John 3:18 says,"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son" Don't be deceived.
Tanko 10 years ago
I doubt he reads the Bible. That is his opinion and I know he is very wrong.
I doubt he reads the Bible. That is his opinion and I know he is very wrong.
GREAT NANA ANTWI 10 years ago
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Kwame Attah 10 years ago
If you don't believe in God, then you don't have to think about heaven not to talk of going to heave. Heaven belongs to God not God belong to heaven.
If you don't believe in God, then you don't have to think about heaven not to talk of going to heave. Heaven belongs to God not God belong to heaven.
GHANABA 10 years ago
THIS SHOWS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND HIS TEACHINGS. UNBELIEVERS WILL NOT SEE GOD SO THEY WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN SIMPLE.
THIS SHOWS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND HIS TEACHINGS. UNBELIEVERS WILL NOT SEE GOD SO THEY WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN SIMPLE.
Kofi Peprah 10 years ago
There is no logic in this! Those who do not beleive in God do not believe in heaven or hell, anyway!
Instead of defending the FAITh this Pope is making a mockery of himself.
There is no logic in this! Those who do not beleive in God do not believe in heaven or hell, anyway!
Instead of defending the FAITh this Pope is making a mockery of himself.
Nelson 10 years ago
This is a bad news for the Christian faith. God be our helper.
This is a bad news for the Christian faith. God be our helper.
Nelson, Sokode 10 years ago
I think Gal 1:8 is God's sure answer to such comments. No insults please.
I think Gal 1:8 is God's sure answer to such comments. No insults please.
Kwesi, Frankfruit 10 years ago
You catch the revelation.
You catch the revelation.
Bruce Lee 10 years ago
Great discernment to help people get the truth at the same time live at peace. I guess you are a pastor.
Great discernment to help people get the truth at the same time live at peace. I guess you are a pastor.
Finally the npp listen and we have ken agyapong a true Akan prince soon to be King , now all that we need is for Sir John to be his running mate and we are set for peace or war . we shall fight in the hills and in the valleys ...
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FOOLISH IDIOT, YOU SCUM OF ON EARTH!
OBVIOUSLY THE TRUE COLOURS OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION IS COMING OUT.
THE TRUTH IS THOSE WHO DELIGENTLY SEEK GOD WILL FIND HIM. CONCERNING SEXUALITY HAS THE POPE READ THE BOOK OF ROMANS CHAPTER ONE? GOD'S WORD CANNOTBE CORRUPTE ...
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We are now confused Pope.
Nicho, don't be confused, for it's all playing out to what is to be.
'...more meaningful dialogue with the world.”, when Jesus cautions Christians not to love the world?
It's all part of the scheme to hand Christianit ...
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...IF U WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN
Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana.
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of Gh ...
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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE GREAT MASTERS PREACHED- THE BUDDHA, JESUS THE CHRIST, CONFUCIUS AND MOHAMMED. IT IS THE BASIC FOUNDATION OF ALL RELIGIONS. JUST BE A GOOD PERSON, THAT;S IT. THE POPE IS 100% RIGHT. BEING A CHRISTI ...
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Theft has been "decriminalised" and is now official and validated in Ghana..
Government officials are now free to issue blank checks for payment to promote corruption in the Country. It is approved by the Supreme Court of G ...
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'Dis one be Homesense ankasa.'Tell 'em again!! The prophecy surely and steadily is unfolding...Christians beware!!
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to use this medium to caution everyone reading this article if its source is really authentic to be vey mindful of religious leaders. Jesus had to battle with religious leaders with his attempt to ...
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The ape thinks he knows more than the white man who brought him the religion. You africans are so obtuse that you are the only race that is being mentally enslaved today.
If there is any race that is mentally enslaved today, then it is the race that has lost its sense of sexuality, spirituality and morality! The next time you decide to insult a whole Continent, think about that madness called ...
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you are such a stupid ass hole. I am a proud African living in the US with whites working under my command. Obama is black, civilization started in Africa (Egypt). All that you know is racial comments and discrimination.
Eve ...
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MARK ENTWISTLE OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, WHICH PEOPLE ARE YOU REFERRING TO AS APES? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOU COME FROM - BUT YOU ARE A VERY STUPID FOOL INDEED. CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING A VERY GOOD ...
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fuck off you proboscis monkey and orangutan!! What do you mean by the only race mentally enslaved today? Insulting entire race? Where did you learn your civilization, including your religions, from? You should be ashamed of y ...
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That church is evil and this is not me insulting them. They have a nasty history in Europe.Responsible for thousands of deaths and in the past they actually and I mean literally had a couple of devil worshipers being popes. ...
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John 16:9 Jesus said " The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me".
John 14:6 Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one come to the Father except through me."
Pope Francis is more than a Muslim. R ...
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I am not God but Heaven's gate may be closed to you!
what has this topic got to do with politics. please you are off track. try to be objective and sincere and don't let politics kill your Christianity or islam.
can we trust people like this? What does the Bible says before someone inherit the kingdom of God? I rest my case!
Wow! this first Jesuit pope is giving the world a chance to learn some of the rudiments of esoteric Catholicism.
"You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I ...
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This Pope will help the Church go back to its roots ;true faith.
Loved this.
this man of sin keep on making mockery of the gosple of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Initially supporting homosexuals and now denying the supremancy of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the God have mercy on us.
The Pope has no authority of his own. If he has any, it is derived from the Bible. He cannot add nor subtract anything from it. With all due respect, can he provide biblical support for what he is saying? In any case, what ab ...
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The bible is a more complex book than it seems. Many people think they read and understand all its content but I doubt. fact is the Bible is purely not a subject of academics. If I understand the pope well, all he is saying i ...
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Bro, your argument seems more reasonable.Actually God being the sovereign Father can make a way where there is no way.The bible is surely a complex book to interpret.
Your conscience may tell you to believe in your own righteousness to get you into heaven and forever be with God, but do you have the spirit of God which is the seal of God which He has earmarked for those who come to him th ...
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IS GOD UP THERE LISTENING? WHY DO I HAVE TO MAKE AN OFFERING AT CHURCH IF EVERYBODY WILL BE BLESSED EVEN IF THEY DON'T PAY TITHES? DO I HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH IF THIEVES AND MURDERERS ARE GOING TO HEAVEN ANYWAY?
God is not Atukuba.Don't count on your offering.
Jesus died penniless and the good thing about HEAVEN is you don't have to pay entry fee. HEAVEN IS FREE!Guess what! God’s mercy has no limits. Free your mind and the rest will follow.
"Very! very! I say onto you," unless a man be born again, he will never see the kingdom of God Almighty". said the saviour and the Messiah of Life. Jesus Christ.
The deceivers will come and change the truth to dissuade pe ...
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Very soon, the desert locking nations can make a buck by selling sand duns to flooding nations and their beaches.They should make those are not taking free of charge.
Everything the Lord God made has it used when we know t ...
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Volu! You can tell that to the marines. Take your gender bias and your archaic stone age Bible discrimination elsewhere. You are simply an unsavoury gender bigot.
The Bible as you know today was assembled in constantinopl ...
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That is what you think. The assembled it and when they are talking about the content they are full of errors.
I read what the catholics has allowed to be in the bible and that is different from what they are saying. Today ...
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The move to Chelsea reunites him with a manager with whom he has a special relationship, the pair having won the Champions League together at Inter in 2010.
"He is more than a coach for me. He is a man who talks the language ...
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Believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but not the gospel of Roman Catholic. If you know the history of Roman Catholic, the pronouncement of Pope Francis will not surprise you.Roman Catholic Church preaches their own gospel, ...
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You think making an offering at church will buy you your ticket to heaven even if it does exist?
There is no physical place called heaven. Heaven or hell is a state of mind. There are a lot of people living in hell right h ...
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Have you asked yourself how you came to this world, and traced it all the way to the first man and woman and how they also came to this world? Where did this planet and others and everything living on them come into existence ...
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Heaven is the life you live on earth. Bill Gates enjoys all the finnest things the world has to offer and if that is not heaven, then nothing is. Lazy minded poor people will never enjoy heaven. You make the HEAVEN that you t ...
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GOD IS GOD! HE WHO SPEAKS BLASPHEMOUSLY SHALL FACE THE LIGHTENING ROD OF THE HOLY ONE, THE ONLY POTENTATE ON HIGH.
If the all the nonesense in the so called holy books are to be taken seriously, then fools like you should have been struck dead long ago. You are a disgrace to the god that created the neanderthals!!!!!
GOD WILL PUNISH YOU!
Man, you just disobeyed God. Don't judge so thou shalt not be judged. So, says the book in which you believe.
Ken
I JUST SPOKE THE TRUTH. I DO NOT JUDGE, "JUDGEMENT IS OF THE LORD". SO TAKE HEART AND DO THE WORK OF GOD.
Unless a man is born again, he will never enter the Kingdom of God; .... Jesus Christ, the son of God!
There was a rich man who faired sumptuously in the book of Luke. He really had everything he needed in life like Bill Gates, Kuffuor et al. There was at the same time another man
at the same time called Lazarus who faired ex ...
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The holy books are full of make believe stories for a particular people in the Middle East. It has nothing to do with Black Africans, Latinos, Hindus or Asians. You are the genesis of mankind and you are older than the bible ...
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The white man is also subjected to the demands of the Bible you are castigating. Talking about using ones brains, is that what will keep you from meeting the common destiny that awaits us all?Nietzsche, that German philosophe ...
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Using fear, violence and intimidation has been the hall mark of all the Abrahamic religions. Pope John Paul died from brain problems. Death awaits all and by using a fake god to defraud others will not change a thing. Jesus w ...
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You can call it fear,violence,intimidation,subjugation and whatever name your brain(god) tells you. You can even choose to blaspheme; it will not change the fact that God is sovereign,Jesus Christ was conceived of God's Holy ...
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Our God in us should be reflected upon how we treat each other in a more loving and positive ways as we are His children and image.How can you tell me you know God but you don't love your brother or fellow being(His creation. ...
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DUMB COMMENT!
As usual, the weak minded and the lazy believe in miracles from a mythical god instead of basing his views on facts. Black Africans are neither Christians nor Moslems. We are older than those two adulterated jewish religions! ...
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Please I am black, I am from the country called Ghana, I am a Christian and I am blessed to be one.
Oh the joy that daily floods my soul and the peace that exceeds all understanding that envelopes me like a thick cloud every ...
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You were made a Christian in the 16th century not by angels from heaven by Caucasian racial supremacist conquerors, looters and criminals who went around the globe to impose their fake and adulterated version of judaism. You ...
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The white Supremacist that you talk about will also be judged. Please do not inteprete their actions as ones God sanctioned.I am glad that my God lives in sky but wait a minute, does He really. He actually lives in my heart b ...
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The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. They know God but they deliberately deny His existence. Everything that He created proves His Greatness and power. Your denial would not change His deity nor your unbelief chan ...
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These chew and pour from the so called holy books are pack of contradictory phrases and tactics meant to frighten you into submitting to their false teachings and fabricated make-believe stories which are designed to make you ...
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Gay and looking for the Lord? My humble advice would be to reflect deeply on the story of Sodom and Gomorah before seeking divine audience. Jehovah speaks to us through most of the biblical stories. Such stories have been ...
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The myth is finally broken,however holier than thou Ghanaian christians will forcefully come out with self serving individual explainations to create the impressions that christiandom was discovered in Ghana and christianity ...
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Most of the Pope are gay .
His statements are very thought provoking, but the thought of God and his being, I a thought process that no one has control of. So, let's give him the chance to make his case.
LIARS, WOLVES in Sheep skin.
This Pope is not a Christian. He doesn't know who Christ is and why He came. We must all pray for the pope for understanding
Christians should be very careful with this Pope Francis, he is up to something, Please pick up your Bible and study yourself for your own good.
thanks dear, workout your own salvation with fear and trembling
which part of the pope's quote stated that those who don't believe in God will go to heaven? They should keep on tickling themselves. By the way, the pope is not an authority unto himself. the scripture has the last say.
Oh Good God,have mercy on this man who calls himself POPE.Where did the Pope read this stuff from.Blunder Galore..thats how far the world has finally come to.Even gays and unbelievers to go to HEAVEN? Then whats the use of Ch ...
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Christianity is how you make of or believe,your opinion belongs exclusively to you as well as your interpretation of the bible so is the pope entitled to his as he feels it.Of cause gays and unbelievers of christianity will a ...
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In July,and i quote"Francis signalled a more progressive attitude on sexuality,asking"If someone is gay and is looking for the Lord.who i am to judge him?.SO Ghanaian gay hater whether christians or whatsoever spare our gay a ...
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FRAUD US GROUP OF COMPANIES IS A FRAUD STAY OFF
By the way, who gives life? Are the gay and the lesbian not alive? Indeed the Mercy of GOD has no limitation.
This is an irresponsible statement from the pope. Why should he reduce everything to conscience? What is conscience? Conscience is certainly not GOD. Please pope dont reduce GOD to the level of human conscience. If you as Pop ...
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The most wicked people i have come across in this world were all so called 'Born Again Christians,. The liberal Christians always are willing to help out their friends in need.
Have you ever been given Shitor or Gari, in se ...
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You made me laugh so loud people in the office think i'm mad.
Charley, those Chrifey boys in secondary school never shared their food with anybody but if you get a visit from home, they always want to join in.If you end up w ...
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Is this Pope a serious person at all, he made me sick and I can see the reason why Catholic priests are molesting children
The fact that one does not believe in God does not mean that one is evil. Most of the nicest people on this earth do not believe in God and also 99% of the evil things being done in this world are done in the name of religion ...
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Read the article again. The title is false. In case you do not want to read again, I have what he said below:
God’s mercy has no limits IF you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not ...
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why should journalist twist words from people and make headline titles which bear no semblance to what was said. the pope never mentioned the process of going to heaven. Indeed our god is a merciful God and he will forgive an ...
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What is more troubling is the inability of readers to see the disconnection between the title and the content.
I can see evil in the face of this pope. Now, I understand why Catholic Priests are sexsually abusing children in the Catholic Church
Do this Pope really read the Bible ,he must be dismiss ,he is disgracing the whole roman churches.
Ghanaians do worship God than any advance country yet we are poor WHY ?Almost 80% Ghanaians today believe God will build Ghana for them and 75% of Ghana 21st century still believe depending on Whites will solve our country pr ...
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I disagree with the Pope on this topic. What does the bible say about unbelievers? Does it say, those who do not believe in God should only obey their conscience? What is happening in our world today? The Pope in his earlier ...
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I DON'T REALLY KNOW AND CAN'T REALLY TELL,BUT IF GOD REALLY CALLED U N U ARE DIVERTING,PLEASE GO ON TRACK,IF GOD NEVA CALLED, N U RR AFTER FAME OR POWER,PLS REPENT.FOR ALL THINGS SHALL PASS AND GOD WILL FACE THOSE WHO MAKE FA ...
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the pope is 100% right. the bible talks about doing right and shunning wrong. conscience also involves examining one's actions in the context of right and wrong.
The Pope needs to be reeducated in the scriptures. He has left the teachings of Jesus, Peter, Paul, James the First Pastor of the church in Jerusalem.
....and this is what the Jehova Witnesses say..!! Are we talking of the Christian God ?? What about the African God ?? Are they IDENTICAL ??
Africans KNEW GOD BEFORE the whites brought us Christianity.
May be the Pope forgotto add, Heaven and Hell were invented by theologians to make God appear like a terrorist. Hopefully, now the Church will begin to disown such silly notions as endtimes and Jesus coming from the clouds.
people who love sin and pleasure go to catholic church which is satan santuary. Christ death is vain if this satan doctrine is true
I wish the whole world could realize the truth about real intention of these people. In fact, they're are agents of the illuminati disguised as christians. They do not believe in the holy bible neither do they have the intent ...
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WHERE is Heaven ??Any help ??
Questions to ponder:
1.Where will the pope be during the punitive phase of God's judgment (hell fire)?
2.Will the pope help the unbeliever who confessed his sins without faith in Christ to be allowed in heaven?
3.Wha ...
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Its better to be get prepared. Do you want to know much about this POPE? Then read the HOLY BOOK( THE BIBLE) DANIEL and REVELATION, and you'll really know where this pope is coming from.
Are you the Pope, and you talt like this. i think you are gay
I think the Pope is talking about non believers of Jesus Christ but not God almighty.There are people who don't believe Jesus Christ is the only way a man can have access to the kingdom of heaven.So base on those people's per ...
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Jah's will must be done.....Baphomets in charge,
what are we seeing and hearing? No wonder it took so many hours to get the pope, and even the smoke was black at first before they manipulated it to get him.
U need not to be ...
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Did I hear the Pope say among others that ...."that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience....." So if my cons ...
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THE TRUTH IS THERE IS NO HEAVEN,HELL OR GOD ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE AND I WANT MY AFRICAN BROTHERS TO DISSUADE THEMSELVES FROM THIS WHITEMANS MENTAL SLAVERY.PLEASE BROTHERS WORK SMART TO BUILD THE HEAVEN YOU ARE CRAVING FOR ...
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It's time that believers should watchout
for the Antichrist. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped so that he set himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be GOD.
Heaven or hell is in your mind, simple
Hope no confusion in heaven to send it to hell
HAVE ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD, SELF PROCLAIMNED BISHOPS,PROPHETS,PASTORS,PRIESTS AND APOSTELS IN GHANA TAKEN NOTE OF THE POPES MESSAGE.
concerning prevailing gay issues,the pope admits that he has no power to judge but why does he claim to have the power to forgive?we must be watchful.
Hi Pope Francis.
Please support your point with a scripture or two.
Forget about all this fake popes who use church name and steal africa land and lets care about Gods word!
Pope, pls Jesus said 'except a man be born again he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:3
Can Pope Francis show the true christians where he gets such revelation? Quite contrary to (Heb.11:6)
A confused pope. Galatians 5:19. John 3:5
By the soul, and the proportion and given to it
And its enlightenment as to its rights and its wrongs
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
And he fails that corrupts it!
Quran (Ash-Shams or The Sun)91:7-10
DON/T READ YOUR BIBLE AND SEEK THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN FIRST, THE ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT RATHER FOLLOW THIS YE YE MAN (POPE FRANCIS) BY THE TIME THE ANGLES BEGIN TO CALL NA ...
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God and Only God can Pardon any Person for his or her Sins.
That's the problem with Catholicism; Without Christ you can't go to heaven. That's what the bible teaches. Either you believe the word of God in the bible or you don't. No following of your conscience will take you to heaven.
When out of ignorance,guys like you blurt out such nonsense I begin to wonder if they ever learnt anything other than by rote in school.If you can talk like that in this day and age then you must be some different animal fro ...
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are we talking about GOD or about CHRIST here. so lets say I believe in an omnipotent GOD but not CHRIST, and live my conscience, then according to the pope I have some hope. but I don't think I have any hope if I don't eve ...
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This pope has been seeking cheap popularity ever since he assumed the papacy. He is a man-pleaser; he strays from sound biblical teachings!! He is lost!!!!! Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. No way, if you don't belie ...
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The biggest joke that has ever hit the world of Christianity is this this talk. Fame is a sure root to hell fire. Faith in Christ is the only requirement for Heaven. Please my father pope. Take another look, a critical one at ...
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Only God knowns what to do
SACRILEDGIOUS!!! Is he the keeper of Heaven gate? The 'anti-christ' we all know!!
The End time is here so false prophets are on rampage to deceive the very elect so look out least you fall prey.Check this scripture:Mathew 24:24 If you want to go to heaven then disregard the words of the Pope.
The ticket ...
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When Jesus The Christ said you cannot come unto the father but throgh me, all he meant was if you do not live as I preach, you will not be saved. It didn't mean just saying I believe in Jesus but living as a devil will bring ...
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The only ticket to heaven is to believe in God and His Son John 3:18 says,"He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotte ...
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I doubt he reads the Bible. That is his opinion and I know he is very wrong.
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If you don't believe in God, then you don't have to think about heaven not to talk of going to heave. Heaven belongs to God not God belong to heaven.
THIS SHOWS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND HIS TEACHINGS. UNBELIEVERS WILL NOT SEE GOD SO THEY WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN SIMPLE.
There is no logic in this! Those who do not beleive in God do not believe in heaven or hell, anyway!
Instead of defending the FAITh this Pope is making a mockery of himself.
This is a bad news for the Christian faith. God be our helper.
I think Gal 1:8 is God's sure answer to such comments. No insults please.
You catch the revelation.
Great discernment to help people get the truth at the same time live at peace. I guess you are a pastor.