Seven people were injured on Thursday when Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Following the Christmas celebrations, Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church, which is built over the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.
But the ladders encroached on space controlled by Armenian priests, according to photographers who said angry words ensued and blows quickly followed.
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3 comments:
Mo-that is the most absurd thing I've read in a long time. What great role models these priests are! Just AWFUL!
hehe .. the christian version of sunnis and shia :D
bethlehem priests are very territorial .. turf wars :D
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