His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson has called on the clergy and prophets to exercise spiritual responsibility by seeking God's intervention before publicly announcing prophecies that foretell disaster.
Speaking to Citi News on Wednesday, August 13, the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences at the Vatican stressed that when a revelation points to potential calamity, the first response should be prayer. "If a prophecy reveals the possibility of disaster, your first act should be to intercede with God before announcing it," he advised.
Drawing from the biblical account of Abraham pleading for mercy when God revealed His intent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Cardinal Turkson encouraged prophets to follow the same example. "Likewise, if God shares such knowledge with you, pray first and ask for His intervention," he said.
He also raised questions about the common advice to heed only "credible" prophets, asking who determines credibility and by what standards. "Wherever prophecies occur and God makes His knowledge known to you, consider the content carefully.
