Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery

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JESUS IS GOD 3 days ago

Come to Me, all who are weary”
— Matthew 11:28.
Bring your burden to Jesus; He will give you
rest and new life.

Come to Me, all who are weary”
— Matthew 11:28.
Bring your burden to Jesus; He will give you
rest and new life.
Dr Mumbi Seraki 3 days ago

Hello youth of Ghana..... You can take your own life with medicine......for instance 15 tramadol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana..... You can take your own life with medicine......for instance 15 tramadol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
FRANKIE 3 days ago

While the Catholic Church has seen reason to apologize for its role in slavery some brainwashed Ghanaians say we don't deserve an apology simply because of the involvement of a few chiefs.

While the Catholic Church has seen reason to apologize for its role in slavery some brainwashed Ghanaians say we don't deserve an apology simply because of the involvement of a few chiefs.
OGyam 3 days ago

@ FRANKIE, our Asantehene's from Osei Tutu in 1700 to Prempeh in 1896 played a very major role in the slave trade.Yes, the operative word is major, various tribes defeated by Asantehene's were compelled to supply thousands ...
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@ FRANKIE, our Asantehene's from Osei Tutu in 1700 to Prempeh in 1896 played a very major role in the slave trade.Yes, the operative word is major, various tribes defeated by Asantehene's were compelled to supply thousands of slaves and gold annually.
Massa, the slave merchants recorded these historical facts. We cannot airbrush them.
They are raw unadulterated facts! The chief of Cape Coast was paid handsomely for his role in the 1700s.They were all recorded.
Pelicles 3 days ago

OGyam, what evidence do you suggesting that the first Asantehene, Nana Osei Tutu 1, had a hand in the slave trade?

OGyam, what evidence do you suggesting that the first Asantehene, Nana Osei Tutu 1, had a hand in the slave trade?
Frank Agyena-Karikari. 2 days ago

Ghanaian Chiefs and people must very much apologize for the Slave Trades that went on. I blame Africans more than any other entity for the various Slave Trades that went on in Africa. Who raided other places for Slaves that w ...
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Ghanaian Chiefs and people must very much apologize for the Slave Trades that went on. I blame Africans more than any other entity for the various Slave Trades that went on in Africa. Who raided other places for Slaves that were sold? Blame Africans. Should Europeans pay reparations to Africans? No. The Slave Trade was a legitimate trade then. Europeans didn’t raid ethnic areas for Slaves. Africans did that and sold their own.
OGyam 2 days ago

@Pelicles, obviously, you do not expect to read the evidence from the dairies of illiterate Osei Tutu or expect Kwaku Dua to tell you what his ancestors did but the European merchants recorded what they did.

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@Pelicles, obviously, you do not expect to read the evidence from the dairies of illiterate Osei Tutu or expect Kwaku Dua to tell you what his ancestors did but the European merchants recorded what they did.

Osei Tutu I, the founder and first king (Asantehene) of the Asante Empire, supplied enslaved people to European merchants, including the Dutch, on the Gold Coast in return for firearms.

The Dynamics of the Trade:Territorial Expansion: Following the defeat of the Denkyira state in 1701, the Asante gained direct access to the coast and European trade networks.Arms for Slaves: Osei Tutu and his successors utilized the trans-Atlantic slave trade to acquire European firearms and gunpowder.

State Building: These imported arms were critical for defending the newly unified empire, enforcing territorial expansion, and subjugating neighboring states, which in turn provided more captives.

While gold was the primary trade commodity initially, the exchange of war captives and enslaved people for European goods and weapons became a cornerstone of the Asante Empire's economic and military power.
Blue Pen 3 days ago

@Hypocritical Frankie. A few chiefs, you say? You dishonestly try to downplay the immense role that some of our wicked and backward people played, yet you expect all of us to support this reparations drive!

Yes massive re ...
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@Hypocritical Frankie. A few chiefs, you say? You dishonestly try to downplay the immense role that some of our wicked and backward people played, yet you expect all of us to support this reparations drive!

Yes massive reparations must be paid. But they should be to the descendants of the slaves, not to African nations, for the likes of Thief Ken Ofori-Atta and Akufo Addo to steal and/or mismanage.

In the meantime, you Africans can continue to mismanage your resources, destroy the environment as if there is no tomorrow, and hand over your resources and economies to foreign powers.
Concern citizen 3 days ago

Actually you are a devil. Why dont you Take them yourself

Actually you are a devil. Why dont you Take them yourself
POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 3 days ago

We have too many fools in the NDC. Toilet self is better and useful than clueless drankard dictator Idi Amin John Ford Airbus Deadgoat Dumsor Mahama. Felix Ofosu Kwakye's lying kaka head and smelly mouth attracts flies all ov ...
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We have too many fools in the NDC. Toilet self is better and useful than clueless drankard dictator Idi Amin John Ford Airbus Deadgoat Dumsor Mahama. Felix Ofosu Kwakye's lying kaka head and smelly mouth attracts flies all over anytime he opens his mouth. Edudzie Tamakloe's teeth like nikanika

Jane Wills 3 days ago

In Christ, there is neither Jew nor Gentile nor slave.

So how come the Catholic Church enslaved Africans, endorsed slavery, traded in African slaves, and benefited imensely from slavery?

Like Zacchaeus, the Catholic ...
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In Christ, there is neither Jew nor Gentile nor slave.

So how come the Catholic Church enslaved Africans, endorsed slavery, traded in African slaves, and benefited imensely from slavery?

Like Zacchaeus, the Catholic Church must pay restitution:
"But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, 'Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.'" — Luke 19:8 (NIV)
prophet mohammed was a sick dog 3 days ago

Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.........You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe......... ...
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Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper. Search online for ways to move away from evil islam.........You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe.........Burn the qur'an and kill muslims.
Acting Chief 3 days ago

You’re quite wise. Your argument and writing are compelling and I completely agree with you.

You’re quite wise. Your argument and writing are compelling and I completely agree with you.
OGyam 3 days ago

And, in Ghana we will never,ever ask Kwaku Dua, whose ancestor were more enthusiastic in the
slave raiding and trading from 1700-1896 to apologize for the role his vile and despicable ancestors also played

We always ju ...
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And, in Ghana we will never,ever ask Kwaku Dua, whose ancestor were more enthusiastic in the
slave raiding and trading from 1700-1896 to apologize for the role his vile and despicable ancestors also played

We always jump on the bandwagon to blame the white man day and night.
Gazoya 3 days ago

Let even Latvia bring it's ship to carry me (Ghanaians) away still aaah man go jakpa! Let's focus on beating England and 4get abt the past..

Let even Latvia bring it's ship to carry me (Ghanaians) away still aaah man go jakpa! Let's focus on beating England and 4get abt the past..
James Amewudah 3 days ago

It appears you are yet to appreciate the nature and the gravity of the SLAVE TRADE that affected some of our ancestors. If you imagine the "horrific nature" of the tragedy, you would "reason proper".

It appears you are yet to appreciate the nature and the gravity of the SLAVE TRADE that affected some of our ancestors. If you imagine the "horrific nature" of the tragedy, you would "reason proper".
Fear God 3 days ago

The Catholic Church was the major contributing factor of that attrocities before the open to all slave trade in the whol wide world.

They used the jesuit (Society of Jesus, a prominent religious order of priests and brothe ...
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The Catholic Church was the major contributing factor of that attrocities before the open to all slave trade in the whol wide world.

They used the jesuit (Society of Jesus, a prominent religious order of priests and brothers within the Roman Catholic Church) for social justice to ochstrated that on the background and pretended they knew nothing about.

As at now, they are busily doing same, all in the name of religion and will forever contribute more attrocities to human life (for social justice) until Christ come. Beware of wolf in sheep skin.

Why has it taken so long a time? ask yourself? Because they want to expand their hidden agenda, so they have to make their face shine outside to the world, and underground do their own thing, May the Lord judge between them and us
Mr simple 3 days ago

Sooo What,your so called papal has apologized on behalf of the church so we forgot it , Be serious Africans /Ghananians,these people took our forefathers into slavery for over 400years ,the church h played a very significant ...
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Sooo What,your so called papal has apologized on behalf of the church so we forgot it , Be serious Africans /Ghananians,these people took our forefathers into slavery for over 400years ,the church h played a very significant role, their sooo called apology aren't enough, the same way they came with their religious dogma ,,, today religion has chained the mind of many Africans , still believing there's white Jusus in the sky whom the y often pray to come and solved all their problems, Aaaba wake up Africans,,
Pelicles 3 days ago

Gyimii no ye too much. While the "White man" uses his intellect to solve problems, they have lied to us that we should pray for God to come and solve our problems for us, and some of us believe that nonsense.

Gyimii no ye too much. While the "White man" uses his intellect to solve problems, they have lied to us that we should pray for God to come and solve our problems for us, and some of us believe that nonsense.
Shithole 3 days ago

Who in Ghana welcome the apology

Who in Ghana welcome the apology

GOLDEN 3 days ago

THE DEEPER MEANING SHOULD BE AKNOWLEDGED,THE STIFF-NECKED PEOPLE IN THE HOLY BIBLE,REFERING TO BLACKS,WERE CAPTURED AS SLAVES FOR DISOBEYING THE MOST HIGH GOD ALMIGHTY OUR CREATOR,ITS ALL WRITTEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,ONLY THE ...
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THE DEEPER MEANING SHOULD BE AKNOWLEDGED,THE STIFF-NECKED PEOPLE IN THE HOLY BIBLE,REFERING TO BLACKS,WERE CAPTURED AS SLAVES FOR DISOBEYING THE MOST HIGH GOD ALMIGHTY OUR CREATOR,ITS ALL WRITTEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,ONLY THE TRUTH WILL SET PEOPLE FREE, SAYS THE HOLY BIBLE ,THEY SHOULD SPEAK THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL,PERIOD!!!!!!! LISTEN TO THE
AMAZING SERMONS OF TRUSTWORTHY PASTOR OMAR THIBEAUX AND GET SOME KNOWLEDGE,DECADES OF WORLD DECEPTION,WHITE-WASHINGS,LIES AND COVER-UPS TO HIDE THE TRUTH MUST STOP,HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE MORALS INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmm na aka 3 days ago

Besides the slave trade, you murdered about 50 million people into matrydom saying you are the holy one on earth with pagan doctrines. How can a Catholic Church do that??? It's a shame unto you, yet people are following you a ...
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Besides the slave trade, you murdered about 50 million people into matrydom saying you are the holy one on earth with pagan doctrines. How can a Catholic Church do that??? It's a shame unto you, yet people are following you and your false doctrine in a supposedly "Christian Way" hmmm.

People are to read the bible to know the truth, and it shall make them free.
Sam Fante warriort 3 days ago

We don't need no apologies just return everything you had been stole from us including our people. Homosexuals criminals blood vipers.

We don't need no apologies just return everything you had been stole from us including our people. Homosexuals criminals blood vipers.
KOFI GYAN 3 days ago

THE MODERN DAY TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IS THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA BEAN VALUE CHAIN WHICH GIVES THE GHANAIAN COCOA FARMER 5% OF THE VALUE OF CHOCOLATE PROCESSED IN THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES. THE MEAGRE 5% HAS BE ...
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THE MODERN DAY TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IS THE INTERNATIONAL COCOA BEAN VALUE CHAIN WHICH GIVES THE GHANAIAN COCOA FARMER 5% OF THE VALUE OF CHOCOLATE PROCESSED IN THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES. THE MEAGRE 5% HAS BEEN HEAVILY REDUCED BY THE NDC GOVERNMENT IN THE MARGIN OF 29% RENDERING MANY COCOA FARMERS WITH NEGATIVE NET INCOME OR LOSSES. IN EFFECT, THE ADMINISTRATION OF JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA HAS REINTRODUCED THE MODERN SLAVE TRADE BY FORCING GHANAIAN COCOA FARMERS TO PRODUCE AT A LOSS TO SELL COCOA BEANS TO CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES. JUST LIKE THE TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE, GHANAIAN COCOA FARMERS CANNOT SELL THEIR OWN COCOA BEANS. THE GHANA COCOA BOARD AND NDC GOVERNMENT ARE ESSENTIALLY THE LOCAL COLLABORATORS OF THIS TRADE WHICH HAS RENDERED MANY COCOA FARMERS MUCH POORER. THE TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE CONTINUES ALBEIT IN A DIFFERENT FORM.
No Mercy 3 days ago

Catholic church is a Group of Wicked Witches.They came to Africa to Steal our GOLD and other Minerals with Bible,in the name of GOD.They took us as Slaves with Chains in our hands and legs.Most of our People died along the jo ...
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Catholic church is a Group of Wicked Witches.They came to Africa to Steal our GOLD and other Minerals with Bible,in the name of GOD.They took us as Slaves with Chains in our hands and legs.Most of our People died along the journey.They threw them out into the See.Catholic Church have Collapsed and Changed our Mentality.Catholic Church members don't marry.They are homosexuall.Ghanaians are Still under control of Catholic Church, Still Slavery.
ODK 2 days ago

Well, I'm not too sure if the Western World would eventually agree to pay reparations to African countries that suffered the negative effects of the Transatlantic slave trade; but one thing I'm sure about is that whatever com ...
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Well, I'm not too sure if the Western World would eventually agree to pay reparations to African countries that suffered the negative effects of the Transatlantic slave trade; but one thing I'm sure about is that whatever compensation would be paid, if agreed upon would be stolen from the states by our greedy and corrupt leaders to enrich themselves, and the masses would still remain poor.
Long long long ago 2 days ago

There was slave trade before the first century and the recent centuries. You people get time and space

There was slave trade before the first century and the recent centuries. You people get time and space
Agbeli Kumordi 2 days ago

Europeans are criminals they've lied to us about God with their fake Jesus that looks like some one born in Norway but practically fake Jesus and fake God
Shame on to theme
Thank you president Mahama

Europeans are criminals they've lied to us about God with their fake Jesus that looks like some one born in Norway but practically fake Jesus and fake God
Shame on to theme
Thank you president Mahama
KH 2 days ago

The Asantehene claims they came together to wage wars. Their main aim was rather to wage unprovoked wars to engage in the transatlantic slave trade. The Europeans at the coast were happy to supply the so called Asan ...
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The Asantehene claims they came together to wage wars. Their main aim was rather to wage unprovoked wars to engage in the transatlantic slave trade. The Europeans at the coast were happy to supply the so called Asantes with guns and ammunition for them to wage unprovoked wars against their neighbors especially the Bonos. If the Asantes these days brag of how Europeans or some western leaders respect their Asantehene then, what they should realize is that, the Europeans are thanking him because their ancestors helped them a lot in the transatlantic slave trade. It is extremely ridiculous and stupid for any Bono Chief to associate with the so called Asanteman Council in this 21st century!
Kupp 2 days ago

apology accomplishes nothing. why is this news? it does not take much to con the black man.

apology accomplishes nothing. why is this news? it does not take much to con the black man.

Marginal 2 days ago

Let England allow Ghana to beat them 4-0 at the world cupto serve as their compensation to Ghanaians.

Let England allow Ghana to beat them 4-0 at the world cupto serve as their compensation to Ghanaians.
Bukpo James 2 days ago

Apologies alone can't change Africa, The Catholic Church in Ghana should be change to Ghana Church. Africans can not continue paying dues for the Pope to be enjoying at Rome.

Apologies alone can't change Africa, The Catholic Church in Ghana should be change to Ghana Church. Africans can not continue paying dues for the Pope to be enjoying at Rome.
MAN 2 days ago

WHAT DIFFIRENCE DOES IT MAKE? THEY ENRICH THEIR EVIL KINGDOM WHILE RAPING OUR ENCESTERS. WHAT IT MEANS IF YOU ARE WESTERN RELIGIOUS FELOWER JUST THINK TWICE

WHAT DIFFIRENCE DOES IT MAKE? THEY ENRICH THEIR EVIL KINGDOM WHILE RAPING OUR ENCESTERS. WHAT IT MEANS IF YOU ARE WESTERN RELIGIOUS FELOWER JUST THINK TWICE
Fod 1 day ago

We know the Catholic Church is NOT a church of Christ.
Who doesn't know it's a cult.
How can a believer in the holy Bible still engage in slavery?
Which part of the Bible teaches that?
It's Satan that holds people in slav ...
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We know the Catholic Church is NOT a church of Christ.
Who doesn't know it's a cult.
How can a believer in the holy Bible still engage in slavery?
Which part of the Bible teaches that?
It's Satan that holds people in slavery and afflict pain on victims.
If you're a Catholic, you're heading straight to hell fire.
He who has ears, let him hear.

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