Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens after spat
Share
Tweet
March 1, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reopened early on Wednesday after Israeli officials suspended a plan to impose taxes on church properties in the holy city.
The iconic church, revered by Christians as the site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, had been closed for three days to protest the Israeli tax plan.
Father Sinisa, a Franciscan cleric, said that clergymen from various Christian denominations had continued their prayer routines inside the church throughout the closure. But he said the public must also be able to visit.
"It's important to reopen the...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)