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Ethiopia: Head of Coptic Church of Egypt to Visit
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The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
10 April 2008
Posted to the web 10 April 2008
Binyam Tamene
Addis Abeba
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark and the Head of one of the oldest Churches in Africa is coming her on Friday for a three-day official visit to Ethiopia, the embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Addis Ababa announced on Wednesday.
The visit of his Holiness is said in view of strengthening the historical and special relationship between the two churches in particular and the two nations in general.
"This visitation comes to revitalize the historical and very special relationship between the two churches," Egyptian ambassador to Ethiopia Tarek Ghoneim told a press conference at his office.
"The countries strategically placed of two countries that can play a very strong role in Africa," the ambassador said indicating trade and agriculture as a major areas to work with The ambassador noted that there was a role the two sisterly countries, both ancient civilizations could play in reviving the lives of the continent The ambassador said the visit was a continuation of His Holiness Abune Paulos's similar visit to Egypt last July.
His Holiness will be welcomed to a warm reception on his arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa his by his counterpart Patriarch of Ethiopia Abune Paulos Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the ambassador said adding, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was scheduled to attend the ceremony.
During his visit, the ambassador said his Holiness Pope Shenouda III will meet and hold discussion with senior government officials including FDRE President Girma W. Giorgis.
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Last July, Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopia, Archbishop of Axum and Echegue of the See of Saint Tekele Haimanot was in Cairo by the invitation of Pope Shenouda III of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, to mend fences as the two "sister churches" have long had a love-hate relationship.
The two churches have been linked by very intimate relations since the early centuries of Christianity, as both are children of St. Mark the Apostle.
In 1994, upon request of the EOTC, they gained Autocephaly (independence) from the Coptic Church. Both Churches still belong to the See of St. Mark and both confess one Orthodox Doctrine.
Why should Ethiopia welcome an arch foe(Egyptian coptic Patirarch) ? This is the same church who made sure that Ethiopians never tilled their lands during fabricated holdiays so that the waters of the Nile were never utilised properly. The Crime of the Egyptian Coptic Chruch upon the people of Ethiopia has to yet to be fully researched. The Alexandria based Europeans( I doubt they are arabs or africans) were working on behalf of the Mehdis to make sure that Ethiopians were subservent to Egyptian interest. Proffesions like blacksmith, enterepeneurship and other trades were ostracized thanx to the Egyptian... [Read Full Text]
The comment by the anonym guy above is devoid of commonsense and is one good example of how the newborns mindset is. Who stopped us from cultivating our land? The Egyptians? The Egypt imposed holidays? Come-on!
If you look back in history, our country was one of the best places to live in the world and that period is the period in which the country was proudly calling itself the Christians Island and rightly so. Fast forward to 1950, and you know what changed since then. The image of the present day Ethiopia is the image it has since around... [Read Full Text]
My compatriate dear Ethiopian:
I just read what you wrote regarding the visit of the Coptic Patriarch to Ethiopia, and wanted to forward a couple of points for your attention and understanding.
1. Let us differentiate religion from Politics. It is true that the relationship of Egypt and Ethiopia is one of the uneasy relationships between governments. But the coming of H.H. Pope Shenouda III, the spiritual head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to Ethiopia has nothing to do with this. The Copts are the original natives of the country (Egypt) who have been supressed by the Arab majority in... [Read Full Text]
It will be foolish to assume that any Egyptian emissary has goodwill towards Ethiopia, be it the Pope or Musharaf. These are the same folks who helped dismantle part of our Country and as long as their livelihood depends on the Nile, we have to be cautious dealing with these folks who are financing all kind of anti Ethiopian elements from rengade Afewerki to those in Mogadisho. The issue isn't religion or the devout nature of the Pope frm Alexandria whose very existence is tied to the precious waters of the Nile. I have no problem with welcoming the... [Read Full Text]
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