“የኢጣሊያ መንግስት ገዢነትን አሜን ብለህ ተቀበል” ተብለው ሲጠየቁ “የኢትየጵያ ህዝብ ለዚህ ጠላት እንዳይገዛ አውግዣለው፡፡
The Italians managed to have a brief military occupation of Ethiopia but faced a staunch resistance from Ethiopians. Pope Abune Petros, who was among the first Popes of Ethiopian Orthodox Church, was the leading figure of the resistance in Ethiopia.