Religious leaders give Easter benediction

April 26th, 2008 | EthioPolitics.com |

(ENA) Addis Ababa, April 26, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - Religious leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC), Ethiopian Catholic Church (EOC), the Evangelical Church Mekane-Yesus (ECMY) and the Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia (ECFE) conveyed massages to the faithful in connection with Ethiopian Easter due to be celebrated on Sunday.

The religious leaders also urged the faithful to assist the disadvantaged while celebrating the Holiday and to step up the on-going efforts toward ensuring peace and good governance.

In his benediction, Patriarch of the EOC Abune Paulos said the faithful should demonstrate love and passion and be ready to help needy orphans who lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS.

Archbishop of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, Abune Birhaneyesus Surafel said the faithful should celebrate the Holyday with the disadvantaged, the displaced, and with persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Similarly, addressing the faithful in connection with the Ethiopian Easter President of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane-Yesus Reverend Itefa Gobena said celebrating Easter, the faithful should avoid ill thinking and practices and do for the better of the nation.

Meanwhile, Secretary General of Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia (ECFE) Reverend Alemu Sheta for his part said the entire public is responsible to shape the young generation that determines the future of Ethiopia.


  1. 14 Responses to “Religious leaders give Easter benediction”

  2. By Solomonic on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply

    WINDSOR ONTARIO,CANADA

    Windsor ontario`s Ethiopian community should learn from this great Ethiopian culture diversity by abandoning their monolethic tribalistic mental set. Windsor Ontario`s Ethiopian community may be one of the worst,ugliest and most tribally devided community. Even our house of god (Churches)controlled by single tribe,marred by tribalism and devided tribal lines,one tribe dominated the church while other Ethiopian tribes systematically pushed out and excommunicated. In process our ethiopians christian value and great culture of separation of religion and politics seems becoming in serious danger. In windsor since there is no trust between Ethiopian tribes Ethiopian community is weak and devided and fragmented in tribal corner and agenda. There is once useless Ethiopian community, but that is just a joke and impractical fictional, this is also the main reason we Ethiopians are the most disorganized and do not even have our own church nor Ethiopian community center. The other reason also because the Ethiopian community also suffering from political influence,everyone trying to push their hidden political game instead of promoting the purpose of the community. In Windsor there is one borrrring Amharic Amara radio, which also filled with endless filth of hoodwink hate propoganada and hidden tribalism by insulting Eritreans,Oromos and Tigrean Ethiopians.
    Elite class smart Ethiopians in windsor do not even bother involving in community since the community is toxic to heath productive life style. Most Ethiopians also avoid and minimize their contact with local Ethiopians in Ethiopians restaurants and Ethioian cafes in fear of psychological tribal warefare and political backstabing and dreadful smear.

  3. By wondu on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply

    Solomonic what r u talking about?

    happy easter everybody!!!!!!!!

  4. By Alemu on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply

    Happy Easter ! ! ! ! ! !

    Drink responsible, Do not over drink and drive and kill a child as Teddy Afro did.

  5. By Deftera on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply

    WHERE THE HELL IS “WINDSOR” ???????

    Let us pray for the Ethiopians community of Windsor,seems they are lost from the true meaning of life.

  6. By menbere on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply

    Inkwan aderesachihu

  7. By jimma on Apr 27, 2008 | Reply

    inqan lebrahne tinsaew beselam aderesachu. long live ethiopia

  8. By Gambella on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply

    Inquan abero adresen!, included to those Ethiopians in windsor who were fighting in tribalistic fate.

  9. By dinka on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply

    Thank you our spiritual leaders for coming together on this one I hope spiritually sick with power will have the same compassion as you and the believers,Enquan Abro Adderessen!!!!

  10. By Maleda on Apr 28, 2008 | Reply

    Let us pray for Teddy afro, most importantelly let us pray for young boy whos life shattered by intoxicated driver (Teedy Afro).
    We all knows Teddy did not mean to kill the boy, it was an accident, but teddy should have helped the dieing young boy by calling police or ambulance or even teddy him self should of taken the boy to the nearest hospital for help instead of leaving the boy on the street to bleed to death, and run away in scene of the accident. Indeed, it is immoral and cruel act on Teddy to run away instead of helping the dieing young child.

  11. By Shelemew on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

    Mr. Meleda,

    We all knows why Teddy Afro getting proscuted,because last year Teddy afro publicly insulted oromos by saying “UNCIVILIZED GALLAS”, in washington dc. The leading situation happened when gathered oromo protestors who were calling for the majoitysization of Ethiopias national language From Amara minoity (Amharic) to Ethioias Majority (Afaan Oromoffiaa). According some witness`s the fight almost got physical it it were not for the security officers involved breaking up the word exchanging fight between proamharic language amara supporters and the oromo language supporters. Latter on that night the same oromos protestors who ofended by Teddy afro`s insult gathered to protest against Teddy in the front of the hotel hall way were Teddy was giving musical concerting that night.

  12. By Shewaye on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

    Shalamew,

    Tedy Afro was provoked,that is why.
    People it is holyday season, let us forget about politics for the time being.

  13. By ObserVer on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply

    Message from “MADD (MOTHERS AGAINST DRINKING AND DRIVING)”.

    Boycott Teddy, Stop buying Child killers music (Teddy Afro`s music),untill Teddy Afro officially accept full responsibility for drinking and driving, and officially apologize to the victimes family (to the dead boy`s family).

  14. By MesqelKebra on May 5, 2008 | Reply

    Amen.
    It is good to read our Patriarch’s words.
    Yes, Shewaye, you are right. Let us forget about politics for a while. We simply don’t know whether Teddy did it or not.
    God be with us.

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