GRENADA
Bishop Clyde Harvey of St George’s-in-Grenada is of the opinion that while political differences exist in countries, those differences must not be allowed to turn into what he calls political murder.
Speaking on his weekly programme on Good News Catholic Communications in Grenada on unity of the nation, Bishop Harvey said some politicians believe the only way to get what they want is by keeping the population divided.
“We must never allow our differences to turn into hate or into political murder,” he said, especially “the assassination of character which seems to go along with so much of our political talk. Grenada is too small for that kind of nonsense.”
He recalled that his first message when he came to Grenada as bishop was truth and trust which he still believes must be brought into life encounters and political discourse. But he lamented that far too often ego gets in the way.
“This is true not only of the political realm, it’s true of the church as well. We are somehow overcome by ego and narcissism and a certain sense of one’s own importance.”
Bishop Harvey said, “There is a radical humility to which God calls all of us and even if you are sent to the highest point in the political sphere, humility is still a powerful and necessary virtue.”
