ovde - vera znanje mir

krivo sto sam to napisala). Verujem da ce se moj utisak promeniti kad se posvetim
autorima koje navodis, a za pocetak je dovoljno sto ucescem na ovoj skoli imam priliku da
komuniciram sa ozbiljnim i neostrascenim pravoslavnim vernicima, pocevsi od profesora
Djakovca, preko Mare i tebe, i ostalih polaznika koji su pravoslavni, a koji imaju volju za
dijalog, i inklinacije prema prevazilazenju uskih (nacionalnih) shvatanja religije.
Unholy dust-up at Nativity church
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Members of rival Christian orders have traded blows at the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem, with four people reported wounded in the fray.
Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic priests were sweeping up at the church following the
Christmas rites of the Western churches earlier in the week. Reports say some Orthodox faithful
encroached on the Armenian section, prompting pitched battles with brooms. Intense rivalries at
the jointly-run church can set off vicious feuds. The basilica, built over the grotto in the West
Bank town that is the reputed birthplace of Jesus Christ is shared by Roman Catholic, Greek
Orthodox and Armenian religious authorities.
Pilgrimage season
Palestinian police formed a human cordon to separate the battling dark-robed and bearded priests
and deacons, said to number about 80, so that cleaning could continue. Thousands of tourists
visited the church for the Western Christmas celebrations this week, the first time municipal
authorities reported a successful pilgrimage season since the outbreak of the Palestinian intifada in
2000. The Eastern or Orthodox Christian Church celebrates Christmas in the first week of January.
The floors, walls and rafters of the Church of the Nativity are scrubbed and swept by Orthodox
priests between the two festivals. One report says the dispute started when the Greek Orthodox
contingent wanted to place a ladder over the Armenian portion.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7161557.stm
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Priests Brawl At Holy Church In Bethlehem
(AP) Robed Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests went at each other with brooms and stones
inside the Church of the Nativity on Thursday 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.