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Written by: admin 12/28/2007
Brawling at Jesus’ birthplace Breitbart Seven people were injured Thursday when Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. After Christmas celebrations, Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church, which is built over the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. But the ladders encroached on space controlled by Armenian priests, according to photographers who said angry words ensued and blows quickly followed. 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. More info> Incarnation in the art world MercatorNet The central idea of Christmas — that God became man — has had an enormous impact upon Western art. The significance of this idea becomes apparent when we sketch the ways in which divinity was imagined in the two traditions which fed into Western Christianity: classical paganism, which portrayed Gods as superpowerful people, and Judaism, which was suspicious of representing God as being a particular way because of his omnipotence. The idea of the incarnation put these two strands of thought together — God becomes a physical being, while also (somehow) remaining abstract and eternal. More info> Russia’s Catholic magazine closes shop AsiaNews The presses stopped Christmas Day at Russia’s only Catholic magazine, Svet Evangelia. For almost 14 years the magazine spoke about the religious situation across Russia, defending freedom and justice, becoming a point of reference for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. It received recognition for its indefatigable work promoting inter-faith dialogue and for its exemplary journalism. More info>
Breitbart
Seven people were injured Thursday when Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows in a dispute over how to clean the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. After Christmas celebrations, Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church, which is built over the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. But the ladders encroached on space controlled by Armenian priests, according to photographers who said angry words ensued and blows quickly followed. 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. More info>
MercatorNet
The central idea of Christmas — that God became man — has had an enormous impact upon Western art. The significance of this idea becomes apparent when we sketch the ways in which divinity was imagined in the two traditions which fed into Western Christianity: classical paganism, which portrayed Gods as superpowerful people, and Judaism, which was suspicious of representing God as being a particular way because of his omnipotence. The idea of the incarnation put these two strands of thought together — God becomes a physical being, while also (somehow) remaining abstract and eternal. More info>
AsiaNews
The presses stopped Christmas Day at Russia’s only Catholic magazine, Svet Evangelia. For almost 14 years the magazine spoke about the religious situation across Russia, defending freedom and justice, becoming a point of reference for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. It received recognition for its indefatigable work promoting inter-faith dialogue and for its exemplary journalism. More info>
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