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Monks fight in Church of Nativity Bethlehem (photos)

TO Bethlehem, o’ little town, where Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergymen are scuffling inside the Church of Nativity. It’s the traditional Monk Smack Down, featuring the two denominations that each control a section of the church located on the exact spot where Jesus Christ was born (see estate agent’s blurb). It is what Jesus would have wanted…

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Palestinian police officers stand between Armenian Orthodox, left, and Greek Orthodox clergymen, not pictured, during the cleaning of the Church of the Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Armenian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox clergymen screamed at each other and beat each other with broomsticks during Wednesday's cleanup inside the Church of the Nativity, when the sides accused each other of crossing into each other's territory. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Posted: 28th, December 2011 | In: Reviews | Comment