「ええ!?ホントですかぁ??」と、何人もの人に聞かれた。
アタシャこれでも牧師である。冗談は言うがウソは言わん。
それでも疑り深いアナタのために、CNNの記事と写真(2年前)を添付しておく。
Police storm Church of the Nativity to break up brawling priests
Bethlehem, West Bank (CNN) - Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity
on Wednesday morning, prompting police to storm the Bethlehem holy site.
Several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests were cleaning the interior of the church Wednesday morning
when, according to witnesses, two of them began fighting.
The fight quickly escalated, and soon, 50 to 60 priests were exchanging blows with broomsticks.
Bethlehem police were sent in to quell the fighting, Palestinian police Maj. Ahed Hasayen said.
Police stand guard inside the Church of the Nativity after a fight broke out between priests.
"This is an internal problem related to the Nativity church only. The Palestinian police had to interfere to
stop the clashes as soon as possible to avoid devastating consequences," he said.
According to tour guide Ghassen Tos, the fight, while intense, was short in duration.
“This did not last for long as soon as the Palestinian police interfered and succeeded to halt the clashes
immediately,” he said.
There were no reports of any serious injuries.
The Church of the Nativity is built in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on the site where Christian tradition
ho lds Jesus Christ was born, and it is a major attraction for tourists coming to the Holy Land.
Greek Orthodox and Armenian clergy clean the Church of Nativity on December 28, 2011.
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