Did you see the video of the monks fighting?

This past weekend, fighting broke out at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site tradition calls the place of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The monks who were fighting were Greek Orthodox and Armenian.

According to BBC News, Armenians were preparing to celebrate the Feast of the Cross, an annual remembrance of an event in the 4^th century when Armenians believe the cross used to crucify Christ was uncovered. Greeks feared that if the Armenians used the space, the Greeks would no longer be able to lay claim to the site of Jesus’s tomb, according to the Associated Press.

They stood their ground. Armenians protested. Greeks said they had a right to go where they pleased in the church. Punches were thrown. Fighting ensued. Monks pulled down decorations around the church. And eventually two people were arrested.

In the end, it came down to a fight over space. Welcome to Jerusalem.

Watch the whole video here.

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