Monks fighting! What has the world come to.

I saw, in USAToday, that a bunch of monks got all upset at each other and started fighting inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which is the traditional location of the tomb of Jesus Christ. In fact, when I heard what the fight was over, I was horribly offended that these monks would fight over something so petty and even worse would allow their feelings to spill over into fisticuffs thus allowing the entire world to witness their lack of grace. If this is the normal behavior for these guys, then it wouldn't be any wonder that there seems to be a lack of respect for Christians in that part of the world. With that in mind, I decided to look into it a bit further. It turns out that this dispute is nothing new. In fact, it apparently goes back to at least the 12th century when a Muslim family was given the keys to the church because none of the six sects who live in it trusted each other with them. That's right, how childish. So, who are the six sects? The six sects have been managing the church vigilantly since an agreement with the Ottoman Empire in 1757. They are: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic, Syrian Orthodox and Ethiopian. Apparently, these groups have fought, literally, over everything from who lives where, who controls what parts of the building and who has authority to decide things. This has gotten way out of hand. Sometime in the 19th century, someone put a ladder above the entrance to the church. A fight broke out over who put it there and why and who had the authority to remove it. Really?! Just take it down already. It is still there today, just so you know. For another story on some of the craziness that's been going on, see this story. All of this aside, the church is need of major repair. Apparently, it is in danger of actually collapsing. So, what's being done about it? As you can imagine, NOTHING! Why?! Because they can't get along long enough to decide what should be done, when it should be done, how it should be done, by whom it should be done, etc. This is an unworkable situation. I submit also, that these monks are anything but Christian. The Bible says "you will know them by their fruit". Well, these guys fruits have resulted in an inability to get along, hatred, fighting, and the severe deterioration of one of Christendom's most holy sites (whether or not it should be is a different story for a different day). I don't really know what the fights are about, but I suspect it all comes back to one of two things. The site is visited by a ton of people every year and so I'd bet there is money to be made (what happened to that vow of poverty). In addition, this is supposed to be one of the most sacred places for Christians so it seems there's some territorialism going on. Either way, the actions of the monks reveal one thing about this site. Regardless of its significance or importance, it has become nothing more to them than an idol. Their acts and attitudes prove they aren't Christian because this is nothing more than idolatry, plain and simple, whether it is over money or over its being the burial site of Jesus. Well, I have news for these guys. Jesus is risen, He is risen indeed! Who cares that it is the burial site of Jesus, it is just an empty cave. Jesus isn't there and hasn't been in 2000 years or so. In closing, the place is falling down around them, so the biblical truth that a "house divided cannot stand" is certainly true here. For no other reason than that these guys hate each other with a passion, this church may not even be standing for much longer. Then what will there be for them to fight over.