The rock walls that must be traversed to reach Abuna Yemata Guh (Photo: Wittmann Tours). Disagreements within Ethiopian Christianity began very early. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church was founded in 341.

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He also was the first Jesuit chosen pope. He is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, according to e-Catholic 2000. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec.