The Bethlehem Brawl

It's sounds like some pay per view wrestling match but it's not. It's sad and a bit funny at the same time. Yes, I can laugh at tragic things sometimes.

Seven people were injured when Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (Windex or 409?)

Here is what happened, After the Christmas celebrations. You know the one to welcome the Prince of PEACE. Anyway, after the party it was time to clean up.

The Greek Orthodox priests pulled out the ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church. This is where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

Well the ladders don't go straight up without falling. You need to lean them, but when they did the ladders encroached on space controlled by Armenian priests. Yes, they crossed the line.

Do you think the spirit of Christmas prevailed. Nope. Angry words and blows quickly followed. Let's get ready to rumble!!! And they did. Bearded and robed priests laid into each other with fists, brooms and iron rods.

A dozen Palestinian policemen stepped to try to separate the priests, but two of them were injured.

Why such a battle? The Church of the Nativity, like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, is shared by various branches of Christianity, each of which controls and jealously guards a part of the holy site. I'm sure God would be so proud of them.

The Church of the Nativity is built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born in a stable more than 2,000 years ago after Mary and Joseph were turned away by an inn.