The 1,700-year-old Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Jesus’ supposed birthplace, is maintained by three religious denominations: the Armenian Orthodox Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, and the Franciscan Order of the Catholic church. It is one of the holiest sites in Christianity, is in a bad state of repair, largely because the priests cannot agree on who should pay for its upkeep.
From the BBC Online: Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where many Christians believe Jesus’s body was taken after crucifixion, has also seen similar incidents.
“It was a trivial problem that… occurs every year,” Bethlehem police Lt-Col Khaled al-Tamimi told Reuters.
And the money quote:
“No one was arrested because all those involved were men of God,” he said.
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Questionable Motives 
It’s like something out of a Monty Python sketch… lol
Comment by misunderstoodranter — December 29, 2011 @ 3:06 pm |
Jesus’ supposed birthplace
Question: Supposed by whom?
Answer: Constantine’s mother, Helena, “She showed the spot where Jesus was born, the field where the shepherds saw the star, inn where the Good Samaritan took care of the beaten man.
She had a magnificent church built on the spot where Jesus was crucified and buried (the first of the Holy Sepulchre churches).”
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/christianrule.html
Comment by Veronica Abbass — December 29, 2011 @ 4:32 pm |
Yes Monty Python comes to mind, its disgraceful and extremly funny at the same time. Shut up big nose!
Stuart Mawbey
Comment by woowoostuff — December 29, 2011 @ 5:08 pm |
If only it was as harmless.
Comment by misunderstoodranter — December 30, 2011 @ 11:42 am |