Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning on Thursday.That's more like it. All is well with the world again, and the Lamb of God who came to take away its sins has been safely put back in storage for another revolution of the Earth 'round the Sun.
Palestinian [!] police, armed with batons and shields, quickly formed a human cordon* to separate the two sides.
Priests brawl at Jesus' birthplace
* Must be a local delicacy; I've only had it with chicken and prosciutto.
Police cordon bleu? I'll pass, but thanks all the same.
ReplyDeleteBrooms and stones? It sounds like they were trying to open a Curling rink.
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