Palestinian police armed with batons and shields broke up the clashes. Groups of priests have clashed before in the church, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born. "It was a trivial problem that... occurs every year," Bethlehem police Lt-Col Khaled al-Tamimi said.
"No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God," he said. Nobody was seriously injured in the scuffles, according to the police. Previous clashes between the denominations which share the administration of the church have been sparked by perceived encroachments on one group's territory by another.
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The 1,700-year-old church, one of the holiest sites in Christianity, is in a bad state of repair, largely because the priests cannot agree on who should pay for its upkeep. Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, has also seen similar incidents.
2 comments:
Jesus would not approve...Love thy neighbor.
Religious fanatics are crazy.
"No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God"
I would point out that "men of God" were also responsible for the Thirty Years War, the Crusades, the English Civil War... You get the idea.
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