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It is a member of the World Council of Churches; in recent years Ethiopian theologians have held a series of dialogues with Orthodox prelates on the question of possible reunion. The more promising young priests are now being sent to Germany and Greece for graduate study—and already the church is being plagued by a few fiery clerics, who, Luther-like, are demanding radical reform. Nonetheless, educated Ethiopians expect that real progress will be slow in coming. Despite its shortcomings, the church remains serene in its conviction that it possesses the true apostolic faith.