Wives not punching bags, priest tells husbands

The Vicar-General of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, Rev. Father Simon Baba Sofo, is reported by the Times to have appealed to husbands not to use their wives as “punching bags” at the least provocation.

The Vicar-General who was officiating at a Mass wedding for 20 couples at the Sacred Heart Parish at the weekend, urged Christians to place the matrimonial sacrament on a higher pedestal rather than relegating it to the background since marriage is a sacred institution.

He pointed out that for a marriage to be successful, the couple should avoid listening to what outsiders tell them. “Marriage is a very difficult thing and it takes a greater proportion of patience to sustain it. “I therefore, advise husbands and wives to tolerate each other’s views and live in peace,” he said.