O correspondente da RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA com sede em Accra, capital de Gana, relatou que o falecido ex-presidente de Gana, Jerry John Rawlings, inspirou múltiplas virtudes que podem ser imitadas. Esta homenagem constou de uma homilia pregada por um arcebispo ganense na missa fúnebre organizada em homenagem a este grande filho africano. Ele ressaltou ainda nesta Missa de Réquiem de Rawlings as qualidades pelas quais ele era conhecido. O Arcebispo destacou, entre outras, as virtudes da “probidade, responsabilidade e transparência”.
Neste sermão durante a celebração eucarística no domingo, 24 de janeiro, antes do enterro de Rawlings, o arcebispo Charles Palmer-Buckle exortou os ganenses a promover as virtudes que definiram o ex-presidente em seus esforços “para higienizar nosso país e sociedade”.
“Façamos juramento hoje na presença de Deus para trabalhar conscienciosamente para estabelecer essas virtudes de probidade, responsabilidade e transparência em nossas próprias vidas individuais, na vida social e política e no serviço ao nosso país, Gana”, Arcebispo Palmer- Buckle disse.
O Arcebispo acrescentou: “Este será o legado e o monumento mais digno que podemos construir em seu nome e para que a posteridade não esqueça que uma vez viveu em Gana um homem, Flt. Tenente Jerry John Rawlings, que tanto abominava a injustiça e tentou higienizar nosso país e sociedade, embora, à sua própria maneira. ”
O ex-presidente “estava sempre com fome e sede de justiça”, lembrou o Ordinário Local da Arquidiocese de Cape Coast de Gana e explicou: “Ele lutou pelos pobres; ele ansiava pelo reino dos céus, que a justiça fosse estabelecida para os desprivilegiados, e não podia tolerar o ritmo lento em que isso estava nascendo, nem tolerar aqueles que aparentemente estavam deliberadamente impedindo sua manifestação. ”
“Seu mantra, probidade, responsabilidade e transparência, foi o que ele tentou ver instituído no corpo político ganense, e eu testemunho o fato de que ele viveu e morreu por isso”, o arcebispo Palmer-Buckle lembrou o ex-presidente falecido que faleceu em 12 de novembro de 2020. O falecido ex-presidente esteve no comando da nação da África Ocidental de 1981 a 2001, tornando-o o Chefe de Estado mais antigo do país. Filho de mãe ganense e pai escocês, o falecido Rawlings, tenente da Força Aérea, liderou a derrubada do governo do general Frederick Akuffo em 1979.
Ele entregou o poder ao governo civil logo depois, mas liderou outro golpe dois anos depois, condenando a corrupção do governo e a liderança fraca. De 1981 a 1993, ele governou como presidente de um governo conjunto militar-civil. Ele foi eleito presidente sob uma nova constituição em 1992 e serviu até 2001. Em sua homilia na Catedral do Espírito Santo da Arquidiocese de Acra em Gana, o arcebispo Palmer-Buckle pediu perdão pelos aparentes “excessos” de Rawlings durante seu mandato como presidente.
“Se houver algum legado que possamos manter de Jerry John Rawlings, vamos … perdoá-lo pelo que, em nossos olhos e estimativas, parecia excessos em suas declarações e ações”, disse o arcebispo Palmer-Buckle, que também é vice-presidente da Conferência dos Bispos Católicos de Gana (GCBC).
Ele acrescentou: “Minha convicção mais profunda é que somente Deus será o melhor juiz de Jerry quanto à profundidade e genuinidade de sua convicção e fé em Deus, uma verdade que só Deus conhece melhor e pode compreender sobre seu filho Jerry John Rawlings.” O corpo do ex-presidente está deitado no estado no Centro Internacional de Conferências de Acra (AICC) desde segunda-feira, 25 de janeiro, para exibição pública. Ele deve ser sepultado no Cemitério Militar do Campo de Burma, na capital de Gana, Accra, na quarta-feira, 27 de janeiro.
Les informations parvenant au bureau de l’AGENCE RECOWACERAO NEWS, RECONA, indiquent que l’ancien président du Ghana a été présenté au monde comme un homme qui a inspiré «la probité, la responsabilité, la transparence» par un archevêque du pays. Il a appelé les dirigeants politiques actuels en Afrique et au-delà à suivre les exemples brillants de ce héros déchu. Feu l’ancien président du Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, décédé le 12 novembre 2020, a été inhumé le 27 janvier 2021.
Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA basé à Accra, la capitale du Ghana a rapporté que le défunt ancien président du Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, a inspiré de multiples vertus qui peuvent être émulées. Cet hommage a été contenu dans une homélie prononcée par un archevêque ghanéen lors de la messe funèbre organisée en l’honneur de ce grand fils africain. Il a en outre souligné lors de cette messe de Requiem de Rawlings les qualités pour lesquelles il était connu. L’archevêque a souligné, entre autres, les vertus de «probité, responsabilité et transparence».
Dans ce sermon lors de la célébration eucharistique du dimanche 24 janvier avant l’enterrement de Rawlings, l’archevêque Charles Palmer-Buckle a appelé les Ghanéens à promouvoir les vertus qui définissaient l’ancien président dans ses efforts pour «assainir notre pays et notre société».
«Prenons serment aujourd’hui en présence de Dieu pour travailler consciencieusement pour établir ces vertus de probité, de responsabilité et de transparence dans nos propres vies individuelles, dans la vie sociale et politique et au service de notre pays Ghana», Mgr Palmer- Dit Buckle.
L’archevêque a ajouté: «Ce sera l’héritage et le monument le plus digne que nous puissions construire à son nom et pour la postérité sans oublier qu’une fois là-bas vécu au Ghana, un homme, Flt. Le lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, qui abhorrait tellement l’iniquité et essayait d’assainir notre pays et notre société, quoique à sa manière.
L’ancien président «avait toujours faim et soif de droiture», a rappelé l’Ordinaire local de l’archidiocèse de Cape Coast au Ghana et a expliqué: «Il a combattu pour les pauvres; il aspirait au royaume des cieux, que la justice soit établie pour les défavorisés, et ne pouvait pas tolérer la lenteur avec laquelle cela allait naître, ni souffrir ceux qui apparemment délibérément contrariaient sa manifestation.
“Son mantra, la probité, la responsabilité et la transparence, était ce qu’il a essayé de voir institué dans le corps politique ghanéen, et je témoigne du fait qu’il a vécu et est mort pour cela”, a rappelé l’archevêque Palmer-Buckle. le 12 novembre 2020. Le regretté ancien président était à la tête de la nation ouest-africaine de 1981 à 2001, faisant de lui le chef d’État le plus ancien du pays. Fils d’une mère ghanéenne et d’un père écossais, le regretté Rawlings, lieutenant d’aviation de l’armée de l’air, a dirigé le renversement du gouvernement du général Frederick Akuffo en 1979.
Il a remis le pouvoir au régime civil peu de temps après, mais a ensuite mené un autre coup d’État deux ans plus tard, dénonçant la corruption du gouvernement et la faiblesse de son leadership. De 1981 à 1993, il a dirigé en tant que président de ce qui était un gouvernement conjoint militaro-civil. Il a été élu président en vertu d’une nouvelle constitution en 1992 et a servi jusqu’en 2001. Dans son homélie à la cathédrale Saint-Esprit de l’archidiocèse d’Accra au Ghana, l’archevêque Palmer-Buckle a demandé pardon pour les «excès» apparents de Rawlings pendant son mandat de président.
«S’il y a un héritage que nous pouvons soutenir de Jerry John Rawlings, laissez-nous … lui pardonner pour ce qui, à nos yeux et à nos estimations, semblait être un excès dans ses déclarations et ses actes», a déclaré Mgr Palmer-Buckle, qui est également vice-président. de la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Ghana (GCBC).
Il a ajouté: «Ma conviction la plus profonde est que seul Dieu sera le meilleur juge de Jerry sur la profondeur et l’authenticité de sa conviction et de sa foi en Dieu, une vérité que seul Dieu connaît le mieux et peut sonder à propos de son fils Jerry John Rawlings.» Le corps du défunt ancien président gît en état au Centre international de conférence d’Accra (AICC) depuis le lundi 25 janvier pour être visionné par le public. Il devrait être inhumé au cimetière militaire de Burma Camp dans la capitale du Ghana, Accra, le mercredi 27 janvier.
Information reaching the office of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, indicates that Late Ghana’s Former President has been presented to the world as a man who Inspired “probity, accountability, transparency” by an Archbishop from the country. He called on the current political leaders in Africa and beyond to follow the shining examples of this fallen Hero. Late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings who died on the 12th day of November 2020 was laid to rest on 27 January 2021.
The Correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA based in Accra, the capital city of Ghana reported that the late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, inspired multiple virtues that can be emulated. This tribute was contained in a homily preached by a Ghanaian Archbishop at the funeral mass organized in honor of this great African son. He further underscored at this Rawlings’ Requiem Mass the qualities for which he was known. The Archbishop highlighted among others, the virtues of “probity, accountability and transparency.”
In this sermon during the Eucharistic celebration on Sunday, January 24 ahead of Rawlings’ burial, Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle called on Ghanaians to foster the virtues that defined the former President in his efforts “to sanitize our country and society.”
“Let us take oath today in the presence of God to work conscientiously to establish these virtues of probity, accountability, and transparency in our own individual lives, and in the social and political life and in service to our country Ghana,” Archbishop Palmer-Buckle said.
The Archbishop added, “This will be the most worthy legacy and monument we can build to his name and for posterity not to forget that once there lived in Ghana, a man, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, who so abhorred unrighteousness and tried to sanitize our country and society, albeit, in his own way.”
The former President “was always hungry and thirsting for righteousness,” the Local Ordinary of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese recalled and explained, “He fought for the poor; he longed for the kingdom of heaven, for justice to be established for the underprivileged, and could not tolerate the slow pace at which this was coming to birth, nor suffer those who seemingly deliberately were thwarting its manifestation.”
“His mantra, probity, accountability, and transparency, was what he tried to see instituted in the Ghanaian body politic, and I testify to the fact that he lived and died for this,” Archbishop Palmer-Buckle recalled the late former President who passed on 12 November 2020. The late former President was at the helm of the West African nation from 1981 to 2001, making him the country’s longest-serving Head of State. A son of a Ghanaian mother and a Scottish father, the late Rawlings who was an air force flight lieutenant spearheaded the overthrowing of the government of General Frederick Akuffo in 1979.
He handed over power to civilian rule soon after but then led another coup two years later, decrying the government’s corruption and weak leadership. From 1981 to 1993, he ruled as chairman of what was a joint military-civilian government. He was elected President under a new constitution in 1992 and served until 2001. In his homily at Holy Spirit Cathedral of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese, Archbishop Palmer-Buckle appealed for forgiveness for Rawlings’ seeming “excesses” during his tenure as President.
“If there is any legacy that we can uphold of Jerry John Rawlings, let us … forgive him for what in our eyes and estimations seemingly seemed excesses in his utterances and doings,” said Archbishop Palmer-Buckle who doubles as the Vice President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC).
He added, “My deepest conviction is that only God will be the best judge of Jerry on the depth and genuineness of his conviction and faith in God, a truth that only God knows best and can fathom about his son Jerry John Rawlings.” The body of the late former president has been lying in state at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) since Monday, January 25 for public viewing. He is expected to be laid to rest at the Burma Camp Military Cemetery in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Wednesday, January 27.
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