Tedla Asfaw, New York
Dear BBC Focus on Africa,
I heard the passing of the “Head” of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Paulose on your radio today Thursday August 16. Bishop
Paulose was eulogized by pro government cadre called Mulugeta Asratkasa from London as the “carbon copy of Christ”. Mulugeta Asratkasa without any shame telling the world that Bishop Paulose was forgiving his enemies including the Mengistu time rulers which led for the release of most of them by his direct intervention after 20 years of incarceration. He injected ethnicity on his eulogy and insult the Ethiopian Orthodox non Tigrayan followers for not supporting Abune Paulose.
I know Bishop Paulose before he joined the TPLF government in 1991. He disappeared from our church Medhanealem in New York City without saying a word. The first time he came back as a leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church he was met with huge protest and police had to protect him. The protest was against his political affiliation for TPLF led by Meles Zenawi who sacked the previous Bishop to give power to him.
Mulugeta Asratkasa knows Paulose when he captured power and bought people like him. I know Paulose when he was an ordinary man and pray with him for many years. This is a man who is close to politicians than Christ. I can say Bishop Paulose is a carbon copy of Meles Zenawi not Christ. The dessication of the ancient Waldeba Monastery in Gonder for TPLF sugar factory is one of the worst legacy of him among many. God is answering the prayer of our holy monks, Waldeba Zemeksefte.
Many of us who buried our loved ones in our church cemeteries in Addis Ababa were told to rebury family members to clear the land for so called investors. Bishop Paulose has angered the living as well as the dead and God will judge him accordingly. Those who benefited being associated with him can cry today but not the forty million followers of Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Nigat
August 18, 2012 at 4:54 am
As of now nothing has been heard from Meles on the death of his blood relative, his very close personal and family friend, townman(both from Adwa), fellow comrade and appointee tagay paulos. THIS IS THE CLEAREST SIGNAL YET FROM THE TPLF THAT MELES IS DEAD. Every organ of the TPLF regime worthy of its name including the fake president, all the regional states in Ethiopia, all the ministries, embassies, etc are sending condolences on the death of tagay paulos. The only conspicous MIA is Meles. There is no one who is personally and familially closer to tagay paulos than Meles in the whole TPLF mafia group’s ringleaders. The death of tagay paulos is very personal and familial to Meles. It is not like a death of any of his other appointees. This death is hitting very close to home for Meles. There is no other earthly reason short of death that can prevent Meles from at least sending condolences on the passing of tagay paulos. The answer Shimelis Kemal gave to an AFP journalist’s loaded question is also very telling. He was asked if Meles was going to attend the funeral of tagay paulos. The normally assumptive, arrogant, haughty and pompous Shimelis who likes to pretend to know every thing going under the sun was very subdued and said “I have no information.” It also seems that the TPLF is finally tired of lying after lying after lying and refrained from writing/sending condolences in the name of the dead person – Meles. They could have easily said it on the ETV in the name of Meles but I think it is finally dawning on them that the Almighty God is watching from above and they decided to pass it up this time around. Therefore one can safely bet his/her lifelong savings that Meles is dead.