[Source](https://x.com/Yonigussie/status/1751538369270554955?s=20)

Head of EOTC's Addis Ababa Diocese, Yemane Zemenfeskidus, debunks this genocidal rhetoric. Acc to him, prior to the war, of the 30k church staff, #Tigray|ans constituted less than a thousand. But, the church deliberately lied about their numbers to foster anti-Tigrayan hatred. 2/

Here are two compilations showcasing hate speech from extremist Amhara members of the EOTC ([1](https://www.reddit.com/r/TigrayArchive/comments/1mlmip5/a_compilation_of_hate_speech_and_antipeace_stance/), [2](https://www.reddit.com/r/TigrayArchive/comments/1mlmk9w/another_compilation_of_hate_speech_from_extremist/))

Here are news sources and reports that cover the Tigray genocide ([1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Tigray/wiki/reliable_news_sources/))

Here's a video where Abune Petros, who was secretary of the EOTC at the time and remains a powerful figure within the influential Amhara nationalist//extremist Mahibere Kidusan part of the EOTC, claimed that the Axum massacre was made up by the Tigray diaspora and that no more than 20 civilians died in the war in total ([1](https://www.reddit.com/r/TigrayArchive/comments/1rneyy8/in_2023_abune_petros_who_was_secretary_of_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button))

Here you can find a letter dated to the Tigray genocide from Abba Elias, archbishop of the EOTC in Sweden and Scandinavia, that called on people to donate at least SEK 1,000 (109 dollars) each to help the Ethiopian army ([1](https://www.reddit.com/r/TigrayArchive/comments/1rnf7a0/during_the_tigray_genocide_the_eotc_raised_funds/))

Head of EOTC's Addis Ababa Diocese, Yemane Zemenfeskidus, debunks the genocidal narrative that Tigrayans dominated the EOTC and that Tigrayan clergy were installed by the TPLF. Part 2.