Moscow Patriarchate Offers Condolences to Ethiopia Over Zequalla Abo Monastery Tragedy
DECR – OCP News Service – 25/02/2024
Moscow – Russia: In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, extended his condolences to Patriarch Abuna Matthias of Ethiopia. The message conveyed deep sorrow over the brutal murder of the brethren at the ancient Monastery of Zequalla Abo in Oromia
The letter, addressed to Patriarch Abuna Matthias, expressed profound grief over the tragic loss suffered by one of the most ancient monasteries of the Ethiopian Church. Metropolitan Anthony emphasized the heinous nature of the crime, underscoring its contradiction to both Divine and human law.
Your Holiness!
I ask you to accept my deepest condolences in connection with the brutal murder of the brethren of one of the most ancient monasteries of the Ethiopian Church, the monastery of St. Abo the Great, that took place in the village of Zukualla.
Each of those who committed this crime, which is contrary to the Divine and human law, must be punished, for, as Holy Scripture testifies, if the wicked is shown mercy, he will not learn righteousness (Is. 26.10).
May Christ, the giver of life, give rest to the souls of those innocently killed in the villages of the righteous and grant a speedy recovery to those who suffered.
With love in the Lord,
Chairman of
the Department for External Church Relations
of the Moscow Patriarchate,
Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk
Tragedy Strikes Ancient Monastery of Zequalla Abo: Gunmen Kill Monks, Novice in Oromia Attack
Source: DECR
OCP News Service
