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Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity … The brawl apparently began when Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church after the Christmas Day celebrations. Armenian priests claimed that the ladders encroached on their portion of the church, which led the two sects to exchange angry words which quickly turned to blows … the robed and bearded priests scuffled for more than an hour using fists, brooms and iron rods as weapons.

Tags: Bethlehem, Christianity, Christmas, Church of the Nativity, religion by mike
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