Holy Brawl

Monks--pretty cool. Monks brawling--much better. Yesterday in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks took to their fists near what is believed to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. The Armenian monks were marching to commemorate the anniversary of the discovery of Jesus' cross, but the Greek monks were missing one of their number and refused to let the march go on until all were present. Two monks, one from each side, were arrested after a few cracked heads and some brawling with riot police. Apparently the six sects that have control over various parts of the church frequently fight over control of the space, and the Israeli police have to break them up. Someone needs to send them a box of WWJD bracelets.