Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Who Wants to Clean the Church?

"Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus" December 29, 2011|By associated press

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - The annual cleaning of one of Christianity’s holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy yesterday, as dozens of monks feuding over space at the Church of the Nativity battled with brooms until police intervened.

The ancient church, built over the traditional site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, is shared by three Christian denominations - Roman Catholics, Armenians, and Greek Orthodox. Yesterday’s fight erupted between Greek and Armenian clergy, with both sides accusing the other of encroaching on parts of the church to which they lay claim....

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