Fight At Jesus Birthplace Armed with brooms (rival priests)

Rival Clerics In Brawl At Jesus' Birthplace
A fight has broken out at the church built on the spot where Jesus is said to have been born.

Up to 100 Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic priests and monks swinging brooms clashed inside the Church of Nativity today in Bethlehem in a frenzied turf battle, the Associated Press reports.

Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics share the administration of the church, whick oftens leads to jurisdictional disputes.
The fighting broke out during cleaning of the West Bank church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas celebrations in early January, as each side jealously guards its territory.

Palestinian police, using batons and shields, were called in to break up the fighting inside the basilica.

"It was a trivial problem that ... occurs every year," police Lieutenant-Colonel Khaled al-Tamimi tells Reuters. "Everything is all right and things have returned to normal.

He tells the news agency that there were no arrests "because all those involved were men of God."

Palestinian police stormed the basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem after rival groups of Orthodox and Armenian clerics clashed in a row over the boundaries of their respective ancient jurisdictions inside the church.

Armed with brooms, around 100 priests and monks came to blows during the cleaning of the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas celebrations.

The former Palestinian minister of tourism and head of the Palestinian forces in Bethlehem were slightly injured.

Administration of the church is shared by Catholic, Orthodox, and Armenian Apostolic clerics.

The relationship between these groups has often been difficult, and there have been similar scuffles in previous years over jurisdiction.

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[kompjutr]

someone should edit this video with light sabers instead of brooms

[zrenex1]

Smejurija!

[PassionOfLifee]

ahh good .. at least one event where nobody can blame muslims

[PassionOfLifee]

Yes it is a disgrace to Christendom.

We don't enjoy a chance at beating our Christian brethren however, we would enjoy a change to beat ur ass.

[malachi simonyan]

thats is redonculous

[Dawn Smith]

FATALITY! 

[EskimkoMirko]

E moja poturice, proklinjete vi i dan danas sto su vam babe dale guzice turcima i sto ste kopilad turska, tako da ćuti malo stoko turska smrdljiva... pederčino jedna

[IslamicTerd2]

Look at those paliswine muslime police pigs enjoying a chance to beat christians,in saying that what took place is disgrace on christendom

[Victoria DePalma]

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The founding documents of the vatican-2 heretic cult … the “vatican-2 council” documents … have well over 200 heresies *against* Dogma.

Site > Immaculata-one (dot) com

Section 12 > Anti-Christ vatican-2 heresies (50 listed)

Sections 13 and 13.1 > Photographic *proof* of heresy at the Vatican