Calling Aba Gebremedhin “His Holiness” is an insult to the people of Ethiopia

By Elias Kifle

When the Woyanne junta-installed fake patriarch in Ethiopia, Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Aba Paulos), died this week, some of the opposition media was referring to him as “His Holiness,” “Bitsuh Wokdus Abune Paulos,” etc. I would not be surprised if the Woyanne media address him in such respectful way, because he is their cadre. But for the independent Ethiopian media who have been reporting about Aba Gebremedhin’s crimes, including the cold-blood murder of an Ethiopian monk, and the destruction of Ethiopian historical places, to refer to him as “His Holiness” is a terrible insult to all the victims of the fake patriarch. It is also a lie. Aba Gebremedhin is not a holly man. He is not the patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church. His religious tile has been stripped by the real leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Aba Gebremedhin is a crook, a pimp, and a murderer who should be held in contempt by every one and brought to justice.