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The Gomoa West District Chief Executive, Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, has called on churches to team up with the government to fight corruption, injustice and other social menace which have bedevilled the society. He said since the church and the government had objectives to improve the spiritual and material well being, respectively, of the people there was the need for them to collaborate to fight the social evils which could retard development of the people. He was addressing a congregation of Catholics at Mumford to celebrate the annual Corpus Christi, the feast of the Christ the king. Catholics celebrate the feast every year to expose the Eucharist, which represents the body of Christ. About 2600 faithfuls from 38 stations in the Apam Parish of the church participated in the three-day feast. Mr Aidoo-Mensah commended the Catholic Church for its efforts to ensure peace in the country and also and its roles in promoting Education, Health and other social services. He urged churches to be courageous to speak against the abuse of political power and policies which were inimical to the welfare of the people. The DCE, however, urged the churches to be circumspect in handling such issues in order not to be seen as pressure groups against the government. He urged churches to debunk the assertion some people hold that churches must not dabble in Politics and quoted from the Bible, saying people like Daniel, Amos, John the Baptist and even Jesus were involved in Politics. Mr. Francis Kojo Arthur, Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, said the government was making every effort to eliminate scoring of zero percent in the Basic Education Certificate Examination and described the phenomenon as "a great worry to the government". Mr Arthur advised parents to supervise the studies of their children at home while traditional authorities and district assemblies must ensure that things which impede children's education in the community are eliminated. In a sermon, the Reverend Father Patrick Offin, a visiting priest, said the kingship of Christ brought love, truth and service. He said if Christians accept Christ as their King, they must eschew deceit, lies and be truthful to God. Rev. Fr Offin said even though Christ was a king, he did not lord it over the people but rather exhibited humility to the extent of serving his disciples. He urged our traditional rulers to emulate Christ's humility. Nana Edwey X, Chief of Mumford, expressed thanks to the church for celebrating the feast in the town and hoped the feast would bring peace and prosperity to the town.