Monks trading blows! The fighting has gone on for years but this time it broke out in fists:

Israeli police have had to restore order at one of Christianity’s holiest sites after a mass brawl broke out between monks in Jerusalem’s Old City.Fighting erupted between Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of Christ’s crucifixion.Two monks from each side were detained as dozens of worshippers traded kicks and punches at the shrine, said police.Trouble flared as Armenians prepared to mark the annual Feast of the Cross. […]Six Christian sects share control of the ancient church and the BBC’s Wyre Davies in Jerusalem says confrontations between them are not uncommon, but rarely descend into violence.

This appears to be an ongoing area of conflict between these rival sects.Um…I guess they didn’t remember this verse:

ESV Luke 6:29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.

Notice, no Presbyterians were involved in the brawl, we know where Jesus is and it isn’t there :-)Here’s a video of the fight:And here are some reports: