Jerusalem: Monastery on top of Holy Sepulchre in danger of collapse <http://new.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=13420>http://new.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=13420
The structure, which is at the heart of a dispute
between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the
Coptic Church, could collapse if major repairs
are not carried out. Israel is willing to foot
the bill, but the failure of the two Churches to
agree over ownership is blocking the undertaking.
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Jerusalem (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The Deir
al-Sultan Monastery on the roof of the Church of
the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is in danger of
collapse. The monastery's two chapels and the
tiny rooms where Ethiopian Orthodox monks live
are at the heart of dispute with the Coptic
Church which claims ownership. Now they could
crumble, injuring the many tourists who visit the
site, as well as the monks who live there.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the greatest
symbol of the Christian tradition in the Holy
Land where according to the New Testament Jesus
was crucified, buried and risen, is at risk and
could suffer serious damages if the monastery should collapse.
An engineer issued the warning after recently
examining the structure; in his words, the
complex was a “danger to human life.”
Israel’s Interior Ministry has proposed to repair
it on the condition that the Coptic Church and
the Ethiopian Orthodox Church come to an agreement over ownership.
In a letter to Israeli Interior Minister Meir
Sheetri, the head of the Ethiopian Church in
Jerusalem, Archbishop Matthias, said that this
condition was “unacceptable to us, since we do
not recognize any right of the Coptic Church in
the area in question (i.e. the Deir al-Sultan
Monastery).” The net result is that everything is at a standstill.
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