It makes me sad to think that the world sees these examples and equates them to how God would act...just remember that many young children are known to be selfish and ungenerous until they are taught that such behavior is unacceptable. So we all are as well. Whether 9 or 90, until we are taught, we continue to do the same things. God is not the way we portray Him to be. Know Him and you will know the truth.

Ruth, Someplace, Everywhere

cleanliness is next to godliness but not actually there.

david, pemberton , canada

Ah... a display of true Christianity at last. Fighting over who is holier than thou.

Khurt L Williams, Princeton, NJ

This is really stupid. Having a punch-up just because a ladder was on their part of the room. They are not christians at all. Jehovah's Witnesses wouldn't squabble over something so stupid. They know how to share and share alike. They are always well-behaved. These priests aren't true Christians if they fight like children over anything. An Elder would not fight like that. These people do not have the holy spirit with them. I can't believe that priests would fight like this, they are supposed to be holy and above all that. They are supposed to be loving, giving, showing the world how to get along with one another.

Marianne Taylor, Borrowash, Derbyshire, UK

And on my left, in the Green corner, at one hundred and forty pounds, ten shillings and sixpence. All the way from Reigate, in Mozambique...
Even Monty Python didn't have priests scrapping.

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Japan Alps

funny story!...
so who ended up cleaning the mess?

harma, montreal, canada

Allegiances to the "Church Denomination" rob people of individual ownership and responsibility to be Christ-like whereby turning the other cheek with sublime understanding and fellowship are inhibited. Poor Christianity ... so long in the silversmith's spoon. Yet, still, the witness and salvation of Jesus is the greatest religious ideal ever to grace the earth and remains the seed for the world's perfection.

Robert Crickett, Hawthorn, Australia

A novelty indeed. Normally religious leaders let their followers do the fighting.

alan, cologne,

What does the Palestinian uprising have to do with this story? Was their a longer article that was edited?
Wierd. Oh, and who won? My money would be on the Greek Orthodox. Experience outs in the end.

Larry, Stratford,

This "turn the other cheek" concept hasn't really sunk in yet after 2000 years, has it? Ah well, christianity and all its derivatives have from day one been more about political agendas than spiritual motives.

photis, Iraklio, Crete, Greece

Freaks...............

Simon, Emsworth,

And right Sheera Claire Frenkel cetainly is. In the scuffle between two rival Christian groups of priests in Bethlehem, obviously Israel is at fault.

Shame on you, Israel, making Christians fight over cleaning walls. And shame on you Israel for all the other bad things that happen -- the tsunami, global warming, not to mention England's loss against Croatia.

Ehad Ha'am, Ra'anana, Israel

good for you armenians, you were the first christians anyways in 301 a.d. keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

david guleserian, sandwich, n.h. usa

Wow! These guys, holy men, people who vow to not use violence and weapons to settle arguments, use violence and weapons to settle a puny argument! And just because of cleaning a wall!??!

Georgina, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

The local shopkeeper quoted in the above piece blames the fracas on the "occupation." Isn't it typical and absurd? - the Greek Orthodox and the Armenian priests go at it .... and the Jews get the blame!

Stephen Maitland-Lewis, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Although boys may be boys, that is not what Jesus would do. Peace to all during this blessed holiday season. Behave yourselves.

Ekkels, new york, new york

If everyone agrees there's only one true god, and everybody worships their one true god, where's the problem, apart from us atheists, they must all be worshiping the same deity?

Nick Williams, Potters Bar, Herts

hilariou! sounds like something out of monty pythons the life of brian!

steve, London, UK

Though many have emigrated over the years, Bethlehem is known has one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in existence, a smaller sect or two still speak Aramaic. And of course, they are Palestinians.

Étaín, NYC, NY

You see, this would never happen amongst us Atheists.

Sebastien, Auckland,

Peace and goodwill to all men, except if you are the wrong sort of christian!

Andy, Biddulph,

Two false versions of christian teaching - who hold that what you do is more important than what you believe - what a surpirse that human sinfulness leads to such nonsense. No, not really. True believers in Jesus Christ would not have disputes about ownership in 'the world'; "My kingdom is not of this world..." - ah yes, Jesus said that.

Bishop Dominic Stockford, Teddington, Middlesex

Thank god that we have Palestinian policemen to restore order amongst the ideological, violent, extremist Christians.

Joel Phillips, Toronto,