Chaplain of the Holy Family Ghanaian Catholic Community in Italy, Rev. Fr. Albert K. Danso, has called for urgent media formation and policy development to protect the integrity of the Catholic Youth in Ghana.
In a yet-to-be-published article titled “The Culture of Insult: The Media Cancer of the Youth in Ghana,” shared with Catholic Trends, Fr. Danso emphasized the critical need for the Church to engage in the fight against what he describes as “media cancer.”
“The Catholic Church can’t be left out in this fight against media cancer,” he stated. He believes that the youth need structured media education and robust policies for media offices across Dioceses in Ghana, coupled with a national plea to media programs that fail to respect the privacy and sacredness of marriages.
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He warned that these programs often exacerbate marital conflicts, turning media into a platform synonymous with “nudity and profane discussion and interaction.”
Fr. Danso also expressed concern over the decline of respect for authority and cultural values among the youth. He noted, “It is rather unfortunate that, in Ghana, this phenomenon is increasingly evident in public discourse, online interactions, and even entertainment, where insults are often used to seek attention.”
He lamented the fading respect for elders, urging that insults directed at political leaders and traditional authorities should not be normalized.
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