Furthermore, the government made claims to link the situation in the Ethiopian church to forces that have a malicious interest in the existence of Ethiopia. The Holy Synod has excommunicated the group and the splinter group, the 26 bishops it ordained, stripped their ranks off. At least three civilians are killed ( Martyred as the Ethiopian Church calls it). The Ethiopian Church Holy Synod has called on three days of fasting and prayer. If the government failed to answer demands from the Holy Synod by February 12, the church is poised to have a nationwide peaceful demonstration.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2023 04:23 UTC