Photo: EOTC Broadcasting Service AgencyAddis Abeba – His Holiness Abuna Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), cautioned that the current challenges the ancient church is facing in Oromia and Tigray regional states are “going beyond” the Church and becoming people’s challenges that require wisdom to be addressed. The Holy Patriarch said this in his opening speech of the Church’s annual convention of the assembly of priests, which kicked off in the capital Addis Abeba today. “Especially since the challenges we faced in Tigray and Oromia areas are going beyond the church into the people, it is better to listen to the people’s questions and accept them with wisdom and love in a manner that respects the religion and the canon,” The Holy Patriarch said. Similarly, the Church is fighting to bring back the Tigray Orthodox church, which had established its own See of Selama Kessate Beharan Archdiocese, Tigray Orthodox Tewahdo Church, a newly organized structure in the Tigray region. There is no doubt that the problem can be alleviated with this Christian wisdom,” he further said.

Source: Ethiopian News May 10, 2023 12:49 UTC