What's Behind the Brawl at Jesus's Tomb?
The tensions inside one of Christianity's holiest sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Israeli police on Sunday rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches to break up a brawl between monks. Two clergymen were arrested in the clash between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which is revered as the site of Jesus's Crucifixion, burial, and Resurrection.
This wasn't the first time that fights have broken out within the ancient church, where six Christian sects share control along long-established lines.
Reader Comments
read the bible
hey guy's it's all biblical!!!..weird to hear that monks are fighting..but there are many holy wars and this is just another one that we all need to be aware of!
fighting in churches
i don't understand why monks would fight. they're supposed to be peaceful people. it's stoopid but everybody'a human and no one's perfect.
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