His Holiness Aune Mathias led 12 other bishops who are members of the Holy Synod to the Palace in Arat Kilo. According to the Holy Synod, the government has agreed to end that and provide protection for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the region. Public servants who dressed in black in connection with the decree from the Holy Synod were suspended from work. The Holy Synod underscored that it did not change its position as far as defending the right of the church is concerned. The Ethiopian Church, one of the oldest churches on earth, has been under extensive government supported attack in the past fours years.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2023 03:11 UTC