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Parental Neglect, cause of indiscipline among youth – Priest

By Anthony Apubeo, GNA

Bolgatanga, Aug 16, GNA – Reverend Father
Roch Akologo, the Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Bolgatanga,
has attributed the cause of high indiscipline among the youth to negligence and
lack of parental care.

He said many parents were interested in
matters related to wealth creation at the expense of their families’
upbringing, which then gave the children the opportunity to indulge in acts of
indiscipline and immorality among other social vices.

Rev. Fr Akologo said this in a homily in
Bolgatanga on Thursday at the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Catholic Church celebrates the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 each year, in honour of Her
departure from the earth to heaven.

The congregants are reminded on such
occasions to reflect on Her life and adopt Her virtues.

Fr Akologo made reference to Saints Anne and
Joachim as responsible parents who brought the Virgin Mary up in a special way
as well as the key parental role Mary played in bringing up Jesus Christ and
said many parents of today did not involve God in their lives nor paid
attention to the wellbeing of their children.

The Priest said some parents blamed the
waywardness of their children on witchcraft and modernity when in reality they
were the ones that encouraged the children to live lives they termed as ‘modern
life’.

“When sun sets and you the parent is
interested in bringing your animals such as cattle, goats, sheep to the house,
your girl child is rather going out. Instead of you to ask the child to go
back, you would ask where she is going and tell her to bring you something on
her return. What work is she going to do in the night such that she would
generate money and buy something for you? What kind of parent are you?” he
queried.

He said some parents even encouraged their
wards not to marry poor men, even if those men had good moral standings and
that dictatorship had led many girls to fruitless search for partners.

Fr Akologo, urged parents to copy the
virtues of Saints Anne, Joachim and the Blessed Virgin Mary in bringing up
their children so they would fit well into the society and contribute to the
sustainable development of the country.

GNA

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