His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences at the Vatican, has called on religious leaders and prophets to seek divine guidance and offer prayers before disclosing any prophecy especially those foretelling calamity.
His remarks follow a directive from Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, Presidential Envoy for the Office of Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, mandating that any spiritual revelations concerning prominent political figures, governance, national security, or public order be submitted promptly for official review.
The directive, announced on Sunday, August 10, comes in the wake of widespread social media circulation of videos linked to the tragic helicopter crash on August 6, which claimed eight lives, including two government ministers.
In an interview with Citi News on Wednesday, August 13, during a press briefing ahead of the August 22 launch of the John Kofi Turkson Memorial Institute in the Central Region named in honour of his late brother who perished in the 2000 Kenya Airways Flight 431 crash in Abidjan—Cardinal Turkson underscored the need for spiritual accountability.
“If a prophecy reveals the possibility of disaster, your first act should be to intercede with God before announcing it,” he said.
“When God shared with Abraham His intent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pleaded for mercy. Likewise, if God shares such knowledge with you, pray first and ask for His intervention.”
The Cardinal also cautioned against using prophetic messages as a means to establish spiritual dominance, pointing out that determining a prophet’s authenticity is often ambiguous and subjective.
“It is interesting when people advise others to listen only to credible prophets, but who defines credibility, and by what criteria? These are questions that need answers. In any case, wherever prophecies occur and God makes His knowledge known to you, consider the content carefully. If it requires intervention, please do that before communicating it to anyone,” he added.
SOURCE: Citinewsroom
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