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HOLY PUNCHING BETWEEN CLERGY IN JERUSALEM
MINA
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/ view/4371/48/
Nov 10 2008
Canada
A Greek Orthodox monk is seen with blood on his forehead after a
beating he received from an Armenian clergy at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City. Dozens of people were involved in
the brawl, which left some monks with bruises, cuts and black eyes.
Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks were involved in a bloody fist
fight in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, revered as the site of
Jesus's burial and resurrection, in Jerusalem yesterday.
Israeli police were forced to intervene after monks started trading
blows during an annual procession held by Armenian clergymen to
commemorate the 4th-century discovery of the cross on which Jesus is
believed to have been crucified.
It appears that the Greek Orthodox monks took exception to the
Armenians closing the door of the tomb, preventing one of them from
being inside during the procession. Taking this as a sign that the
Armenians were trying to establish rights that they did not have,
the Greek Orthodox holy men jumped to stop the procession.
The ensuing punch-up led to two monks, one from each side, being
arrested. This is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving
members of the six Christian denominations that share control of the
ancient church.
MINA
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/ view/4371/48/
Nov 10 2008
Canada
A Greek Orthodox monk is seen with blood on his forehead after a
beating he received from an Armenian clergy at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City. Dozens of people were involved in
the brawl, which left some monks with bruises, cuts and black eyes.
Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks were involved in a bloody fist
fight in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, revered as the site of
Jesus's burial and resurrection, in Jerusalem yesterday.
Israeli police were forced to intervene after monks started trading
blows during an annual procession held by Armenian clergymen to
commemorate the 4th-century discovery of the cross on which Jesus is
believed to have been crucified.
It appears that the Greek Orthodox monks took exception to the
Armenians closing the door of the tomb, preventing one of them from
being inside during the procession. Taking this as a sign that the
Armenians were trying to establish rights that they did not have,
the Greek Orthodox holy men jumped to stop the procession.
The ensuing punch-up led to two monks, one from each side, being
arrested. This is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving
members of the six Christian denominations that share control of the
ancient church.