Priests Attack One Another With Brooms
See Christian Priests Attack One Another With Brooms at Jesus’ Suspected Birthplace Tis the season for Christian leaders to engage in an intense and violent battle inside of the Church of the Nativity …More
See Christian Priests Attack One Another With Brooms at Jesus’ Suspected Birthplace
Tis the season for Christian leaders to engage in an intense and violent battle inside of the Church of the Nativity (believed to be Jesus’ birthplace) in Bethlehem.
A rip-roar fight apparently broke out between up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic priests and monks as they were cleaning the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas celebrations coming in early January.
Administration of the church is shared by Catholic, Orthodox, and Armenian Apostolic clerics and the relationships among the different groups have frequently been contentious with similar scuffles having broken out in previous years.
The clergy did everything but “turn the other cheek,” as they swung brooms and attacked one another in what the USA Today called a “frenzied turf battle.” The situation got so out of control that Palestinian police had to come in and break the fighting up.
Here’s some footage:
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Tis the season for Christian leaders to engage in an intense and violent battle inside of the Church of the Nativity (believed to be Jesus’ birthplace) in Bethlehem.
A rip-roar fight apparently broke out between up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic priests and monks as they were cleaning the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas celebrations coming in early January.
Administration of the church is shared by Catholic, Orthodox, and Armenian Apostolic clerics and the relationships among the different groups have frequently been contentious with similar scuffles having broken out in previous years.
The clergy did everything but “turn the other cheek,” as they swung brooms and attacked one another in what the USA Today called a “frenzied turf battle.” The situation got so out of control that Palestinian police had to come in and break the fighting up.
Here’s some footage:
Link