By Etenesh Abera
Addis Abeba, May 10/2021 – Government media quoted the General Secretary of the Ethiopian Orthodox Twahdo Church Holy Synod and Archbishop of Sidama and Gedeo Dioceses, His Holiness Abune Yoseph, as saying that the remarks made by His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), were that of His Holiness’ and were not approved by the Holy Synod, the highest assembly of the Church
#Ethiopia: Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch says war in #Tigray “barbarism” & “attempt to erase Tigrayans from the face of the earth. He also said his repeated pleas are censored –https://t.co/wr4ghiGiho “For 6 months our mouth were sealed, unable to speak for fear and influence.” Addis Standard (@addisstandard) May 8, 2021
His Holiness Abune Mathias I. Screenshoot
Addis Abeba, May 08/2021 – In a video privately recorded by Dennis Wadley, international director of Bridges of Hope, His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), sent out a message to millions of the Church’s followers both “inside and outside the country” that he has “repeatedly tried” to plea to put a stop in to “what’s happening in Ethiopia today, especially the barbarism taking place in Tigray,” but has not been successful because “a permission was not granted.”
“I have been denied to speak, and my programs are repeatedly blocked.”