Comments on: Jerusalem: Armenian, Greek Monks Brawl

By: Platonykiss

Platonykiss — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:02:49 +0000

And a kiss to the holy censor!

By: Platonykiss

Platonykiss — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:56:49 +0000

The relations between Greek-Orthodox and Armenian-Orthodox church are very complex. I don’t comment on this.

There were also a lot of fights in Constantinople, after St. John Chrysostome was exiled a second time, who said a lot of uncomfortable things to the Byzantine court. The old Hagia Sophia church burnt down.

I can imagine that humans who are always asked to be peaceful, must be especially aggressive. I don’t judge them.

But what about the idea that Christian monks will meet regularly in order to fight or to play football against each other.

This will help!

By: markarit koseyazicyan

markarit koseyazicyan — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:59:45 +0000

As an Australian Armenian and my personal experiences with the Armenian church within Australia have been very sad. Armenians and the Armenian church are so judgmental and very hypocritical I just wouldn’t know where to start.
I am not surprised that this has happened as Armenians have big chips on their shoulders and the Armenian church rather than embracing each other with the Greek church in its ritual rather than making it a political statement like they ALWAYS DO!!!! our religion is exactley the same with a few minor differences,how embarrasing to bring this to the attention of the world and shows how hypocritical both of these the churches are when they preach tolerance and neither sides actually practice it!
Armenia and Armenians wake up,take the politics out of the church,its not where it belongs.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:25 +0000

Having served in the church myself I can say that monks have no tolerance for each other.
To the Armenian monks:what’s the big deal having a Greek monk take part of your ritual?
To the Greek monks: Let the Armenian monks do their thing and then you do yours.
Unfortunately both sides have this inferiority complex which is often expressed by aggressive behavior.
Christ sad once whoever wants to be the 1st let him be the last one among you.
So to both sides grow up!

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Global Voices Online » Jerusalem: Unholy Behavior — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:50:02 +0000

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By: Robby

Robby — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:42:49 +0000

Rainer Zimmer-Winkel – I’ll bet you’re thinking those Israeli’s caused this somehow, aren’t you? Maybe it was staged to divert attention from the real issues? Perhaps those pesky Zionist drugged the monks so they didn’t know what they were doing? BTW – you are mistaken, it happened in the capital of Israel, Jerusalem.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:34:53 +0000

I don’t know whose right or whose wrong , nor do I care, being an American Armenian I can tell you the Armenian Church leadership are idiots, they fight among them selves dividing the people.

They have also demonstrated inept of leadership in their silence about the “1919 Genocide of the Armenian people” by Turkey.

I applaud the Black Churchs getting behind their people in support of the injustice brought on people in America.

The Armenian Church has never been a relevant to their people.

By: Rainer Zimmer-Winkel

Rainer Zimmer-Winkel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:07:11 +0000

.. struggles like this and violence especially are more than sad, even if the situation is much more complicated, than it looks like; BUT, the things did not happen in Israel, but in Occupied East-Jerusalem.
Rainer Zimmer-Winkel, Berlin

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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:34:31 +0000

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By: Onnik Krikorian

Onnik Krikorian — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0000

News4All has translated this post into Dutch:

Ruziënde Armeense en Griekse monniken
http://www.news4all.net/content/view/712/220/

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