If you need a good laugh, read this article about the Armenian and Greek priests fighting over cleaning a church. :)
Priests scuffle with brooms, stones, at Church of Nativity in Bethlehem
(World News) Sunday, 30 December 2007, 16:07 PST
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity today as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning.The basilica, built over the grotto in Bethlehem where Christians believe Jesus was born, is administered jointly by Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic authorities.
Any perceived encroachment on one group's turf can set off vicious feuds.Thousands of tourists visited the church this week for Christmas celebrations. Dozens of priests and cleaners went to the fortress-like church today to scrub and sweep the floors, walls and rafters ahead of the Armenian and Orthodox Christmas, celebrated in the first week of January.But the cleanup turned ugly after some of the Orthodox faithful stepped inside the Armenian church's section, touching off a scuffle between about 50 Greek Orthodox and 30 Armenians.
Palestinian police, armed with batons and shields, quickly formed a human cordon to separate the two sides so the cleaning could continue. Four people, some with blood running from their faces, were slightly injured.An Associated Press photographer was ordered out of the church.
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