In my private communications with friends and messages addressed to this blog, almost the majority of the people are disappointed by the resolutions the HS(?) came up yesterday after days of strife and harsh dialogue. We all have a reason for that. But as I said yesterday, the problem (administrative) the church inherited since decades is plenty in number and diversified in nature, what we got is satisfactory. Looking closely into the history of the HS under the current Patriarch, what has been achieved (out of the recent turmoil) is significant and satisfactory. We know that most of the members of the HS were speechless when horrible insults were thrown at them and amazingly intimidated by the Patriarch and the Ninjas under him. It is not small achievement for a sleepy lion to bark this loud and bite this small. I hope most of the readers who closely followed the 17 years journey of the HS of the Holy Church will agree with what I am saying. We might be surprised and angered when we hear an ordinary woman openly insult members of the HS as promiscuous people from whom no one can fit to be promoted. This is a normal ritual in the house - graceful fathers are always always always insulted and degraded by women and armed men in the compound. Women have a special place in the house. Armed men are the second. So let us be happy and thankful to the Lord that the sleepy lion has felt alerted. Let us hope that with this alacrity, the lion will crush the Ninjas to a fine and clear the house. Not too long but in October. For that to be true, let us do our assignment as parts of the Church we wish and cry to see her glorious. What are our assignments to be done until October?


1. Let us identify the problems of our church and define them clearly:

In the last 17 years, plenty of people showed up with their own lists and definitions of problems of our church. Different bodies mentioned what they believe are the main problems while the majority tried to define them in a narrower sense. Congreggations shouted, sunday schools cried, associations out voiced what measures should be taken, even some Archbishops started the mob. All ended up in vain. Because the staged problems lucked the representation of the full physique of the giant church. They look to be focused on the head. As to me this prevent the important stake holders from paying attention to other invisible problems. Therefore, let us clearly identify these problems and share each other. For the October General Assembly, we should outline the problems we want to be addressed by the HS and handover them in whatever way. When ever the number of my proposals increase below, the practical question which may come across into our mind will be answered.

2. Let us establish our objectives and priorities:

unless we establish our objectives, nothing will happen out of our cries and clamor. What was our objective to follow the 'concluded' turmoil in the patriarchate? What was our objective to support one idea over the other? What was our objective to discuss the issue with one another? What objective we still have to be achieved sooner or later? We should answer these questions before we engage our selves in the struggle to come. Our objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. But I kindly say this: let's set our objectives as soon as we can but at the same time, let us make sure that the objectives we are to work hard to achieve won't creat more new problems. I think we have to think seriously and identify all the other problems that will be created when the objective we set is achieved. Witness the invention of the atomic bomb. The problem raised to be solved by the time was how to drop 2 million tons of bombs on Japan using the least number of airplanes to accomplish this goal. Prior to the atom bomb, it took 1,000 B-29s to drop 200,000 tons of munitions on a Japanese city. The atom bomb allowed one airplane to do the work of 1,000. This was as far as the thinking went in July of 1945 when the decision was made to nuke Hiroshima and three other Japanese cities. Little did anyone consider that someday atomic bombs could be put in a suitcase and delivered by Federal Express to a city. Frankly speaking, if we are serious and loyal to the church's canon, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church should erase the third (HH Abune Tekle Haymanot) and the fifth (HH Abune Paulos) Patriarches from her Patriarchal history book. Because both were ordained while their predecessors were alive. But let us be lazies and accept our past history as it is. And at the same time, let us commit our selves not to repeat the weakest records of our history. As ordinary children of the church, let us not aim even think of removing the Patriarch from his chair. Let us give that part to those who have the full authority to do that.


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