{"id":450605,"date":"2017-12-28T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T14:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/archbishop-palmer-buckle-defends-akufo-addo-amid-homosexual-controversy\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T14:53:50","slug":"archbishop-palmer-buckle-defends-akufo-addo-amid-homosexual-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/28\/archbishop-palmer-buckle-defends-akufo-addo-amid-homosexual-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop Palmer-Buckle defends Akufo-Addo amid homosexual controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 28 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>yen.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-28<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/93208158.295.jpg\" alt=\"Bishop Palmer Buckle Neew\" title=\"Bishop Palmer Buckle Neew\" width=\"295\" height=\"215\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, has thrown his weight behind Akufo-Addo following the President\u2019s controversial response to questions relating to homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Akufo-Addo was right with his response on the issue of homosexuality, which, he said, only sought to emphasis Ghana\u2019s cultural reality.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with international media network Aljazeera, the President failed to outrightly dismiss the idea of legalizing homosexuality in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the possibility of such acts being legalized in this country, Akufo-Addo said: \u201cit is bound to happen\u2019 and that homosexuality will be legalized if Ghanaians call for it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s response drew the ire of many, who criticized him for failing to be bold in condemning the act when presented with the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>However, Archbishop Palmer-Buckle believes that President did no wrong in giving such a response. According to him, the practice of homosexuality is not allowed in Ghana, per the country\u2019s constitution, and so that chapter should be closed. But speaking to Joy News, The Catholic Archbishop said: \u201cThe President is not God, he cannot say that Ghana will never accept it. He said culturally, it is not an issue that Ghanaians will accept.\u201d He added that he doesn\u2019t think people listened \u201cvery carefully to the President before they jumped to a conclusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In his view, homosexuals are also children of God and must be defended irrespective of the path they use to thread. 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Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle, has thrown his weight behind Akufo-Addo following the President\u2019s controversial response to questions relating to homosexuality. 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