The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Tewahdo has postponed until further notice, the great national protest called for next Sunday in the context of a serious episode of tension following the recent declaration of a schism that, they denounce, would have had the tacit support of the Prime Minister of the country. The tension began on January 22, when three Orthodox bishops declared the creation of the so-called Holy Synod of Oromia, the Nations and the Nationalities, formed in principle by 25 episcopates. All of them were fulminantly excommunicated three days later by the main Tewahedo branch, followed by some 50 million faithful throughout the country. Will this divide the country further ?
