What's Behind the Brawl at Jesus's Tomb?

The tensions inside one of Christianity's holiest sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher

By U.S. News Staff

November 10, 2008 RSS Feed Print

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.

  • For more about the church, and the tensions inside, click here.
  • For more about the brawl on Sunday, click here.
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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!

keyona of OH 7:55PM November 12, 2008

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.

mia of IN 8:21AM November 11, 2008

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