Another Greek attack in the Armenian Church

[Azad]

"JERUSALEM – Israeli police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches Sunday and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus' tomb.
The clash between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks broke out in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, revered as the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
The brawling began during a procession of Armenian clergymen commemorating the 4th-century discovery of the cross believed to have been used to crucify Jesus.
The Greeks objected to the march without one of their monks present, fearing that otherwise, the procession would subvert their own claim to the Edicule — the ancient structure built on what is believed to be the tomb of Jesus — and give the Armenians a claim to the site.
The Armenians refused, and when they tried to march the Greek Orthodox monks blocked their way, sparking the brawl.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police were forced to intervene after fighting was reported. They arrested two monks, one from each side, he said.



A bearded Armenian monk in a red-and-pink robe and a black-clad Greek Orthodox monk with a bloody gash on his forehead were both taken away in handcuffs after scuffling with dozens of riot police.
Six Christian sects divide control of the ancient church. They regularly fight over turf and influence, and Israeli police are occasionally forced to intervene.
"We were keeping resistance so that the procession could not pass through ... and establish a right that they don't have," said a young Greek Orthodox monk with a cut next to his left eye.
The monk, who gave his name as Serafim, said he sustained the wound when an Armenian punched him from behind and broke his glasses."

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[yerazhishda]

Re: Another Greek attack in the Armenian Church

It's sad that Orthodox Christians can't get along with each other in an area controlled by Muslims and xxxs. We need to be supports for each other, not enemies.

[Armanen]

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I agree, but this is nothing new and as long as the greek church thinks they are the end all and be all of Christianity this will occur. I suspect an underlying reason why the greeks always start these fights is that they can't get over Armenians having their own quarter in the old city. Plus, our Church is older than theres

[SoyElTurco]

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i thought you guys were united, at least politically and religiously.

[Armanen]

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As with all religions, there is conflict among Christians too.

[jgk3]

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yep, to the point where we even consider the different sects and branches within Christianity as different religions, though the degrees of difference depend on who you're comparing. Armenian and Greek Orthodox Christianity only have certain small differences in their rituals, though these differences were propped up during Byzantine times for political purposes.

[UrMistake]

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its sad out of jerusalim our churches are united i talked to priest about there filings some say that is there right(Greeks)to be the only 1 to have right to the tomb,others didnt even know the others side claims about the problem can u belive a priest that dont know about the problems of the tomb?They think that they have the right cristian whay of life and worshiping and that the catholics and other cristian are wrong,they claim that cause it whos the firts cristian book where writhen in greek that mean that the greeks where first to be cristians?even that the pagan greeks where very far from the core of cristianity and they adopt it many years later even so ot whos Bizantium not greeks at the time they where worshiping Olybus Gods they where pagans whene we where cristians,now they say that they have the most right church tell me pls how ? they are the agresors all the time they envy our prestage in jerusalim.

[Armenian]

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i thought you guys were united, at least politically and religiously.

Had Armenians and Greeks been "united" (politically, religiously or otherwise) you Turks would not exist. Sadly, the reason why you Turks exist is because of the xxxxed up collective nature of Greeks.

[vasbourakan1]

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the funny side if this story is that at the end someone was singing aytbess bid dzedzenk vor hishen hor harsanik, the guy had sens of humour

[MrHyeSev]

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I saw this on the news today, pretty crazy.