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Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s Betrayal and the Rebirth of the Tigray Orthodox Church

Post by sarcasm » 19 Apr 2021, 11:44

When Abiy Ahmed Ali waged the genocidal war on the people of Tigray on Nov 04, 2020, under the guise of “a clear, limited, and achievable law enforcement operation”, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) expressed its support for the war instead of standing for peace and neutrality, and in solidarity with its Tigrayan Orthodox children. The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) on Nov 17, 2020 reported thus “the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church [EOTC] announced its support for the Ethiopian National Defence Force by participating in the ‘I stand with the Ethiopian Army campaign”. This campiagn was launched by Abiy Ahmed through loyal Ethiopian artists to rally support for his war on Tigray.

The EOTC failed to say a single word condemning the aerial bombardments and destructions of many Tigrayan Orthodox Churches, looting of multiple religious manuscripts and heritages, gang-raping of Tigrayan Orthodox women and underage girls including nuns; extrajudicial killings of priests & clergymen including those who were inside churches leading prayers and holy masses; and the execution of Sunday school teenagers.

To make things even worse, many Ethiopian clergymen, who have key religious and administrative roles in the EOTC, have been heard saying that whatever has is happening in Tigray is “a rule of law enforcement operation” and that “TPLF must be eliminated” because, they say, the cause of what ails Ethiopia is TPLF. Below is an excerpt from an interview of Daniel Kibret, a prominent EOTC deacon who is Abiy Ahmed’s social affairs adviser, with Adebabay Media, a US-based media highly affiliated to the EOTC and owned by priest Efrem Eshetie.

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