(Aug 23, 2012, ADDIS
ABABA)--Thousands of Ethiopians gathered Thursday for the funeral of
Abuna Paulos, head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Abuna died last
Thursday at the age of 76, four days before the death of Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi.
Abuna Paulos’ funeral was held at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Among the mourners was Deputy Prime
Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is set to take over as Ethiopia's new
leader. Most people had to listen to the service on the radio outside the church
compound, as the crowd was too large to accommodate everybody. Many
people were crying outside, mourning the death of their religious
leader.
Bezawit is a clinical nurse in Addis Ababa and and says she respected the religious leader for his work in the community. “He is a father of the poor and educates them. He wants us to know what we really believe in. And he also helped to control the spread of HIV amongst the youth. We’re very sorry that he died as he was a good father,” she said. Read more from VOA »
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| Priests conduct ceremony next to casket bearing remains of Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Paulos, Aug. 23, 2012 |
Bezawit is a clinical nurse in Addis Ababa and and says she respected the religious leader for his work in the community. “He is a father of the poor and educates them. He wants us to know what we really believe in. And he also helped to control the spread of HIV amongst the youth. We’re very sorry that he died as he was a good father,” she said. Read more from VOA »
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