Founder of Lepers Aid Committee and former Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra, Reverend Father Andrew Campbell, has urged young women to uphold sexual purity, respect their bodies and refrain from activities he considers morally damaging, including pornography and indecent dressing.
According to him, the human body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and must be treated with dignity rather than being subjected to practices that undermine its value.
Speaking in an interview with Ohemaa Woyeje’s ‘Y’adwumanie’ on Angel FM on Monday, November 9, Rev. Father Campbell said young women must recognise themselves as God’s creation and use their bodies for His glory.
“Your body is a temple of God. You are God’s work of art, and God has blessed you. Use your body for the glory of God. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, so don’t defile it,” he said.
He maintained that sex should be reserved for marriage, describing pornography and what he considered indecent dressing as influences that could negatively affect the moral lives of young people.
“Sex is for marriage and should be kept for marriage. All this pornography and all this bad dressing, all of these things, are the work of the devil,” he added.
Drawing on his experiences with students over the years, particularly during retreats at St. Roses Senior High School, he said he had consistently encouraged young ladies to make a commitment to remain virgins until marriage.
He recounted giving final-year students a form on which they were asked to make personal promises, including a commitment to preserve their virginity until they got married.
Rev. Father Campbell further acknowledged that priests are not immune to temptation, urging individuals to remain prayerful and seek God’s strength to resist situations that could compromise their values and commitments.
“Once you are prayerful, you go on your knees every morning and ask God to give you the grace and the strength to say no to temptation,” he said.
Source: Abigail Ekua Arhin
