Former President Rawlings has bemoaned the current state of churches in the country.

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) indicated that the church is currently being monitized and "is giving undue publicity to charlatans and frauds posing as religious leaders".

He urged Catholic clergy to endeavour to speak out against wrongs in society as they used to do in the past.

“You’re letting us get away with too much. We are getting immune. The church has been monetised and is giving undue publicity to charlatans and frauds posing as religious leaders we help not only to expand their activities and influence but we also contribute to keeping people ignorant. The Catholic Church and other formal and traditional churches still maintain a high level of respect and credibility and must speak up. Our beautiful country and people deserve better from political leaders from all political divides,” former President Rawlings said.

Mr. rawlings made the comment when the new Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie paid a courtesy call on him.

Earlier the Catholic delegation informed the former President that as a parishioner of the Accra diocese they had come to check how well he was, impart their blessings and wish him well.

Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra by Pope Francis on January 2, 2019.

He was officially installed as Archbishop on March 1, 2019. Prior to his new posting, he was the Bishop of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese of the church.