Saturday, November 3, 2012
Water Bill can shut Sepulchre in Jerusalem
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| Pilgrims take Sepulchre in Jerusalem closer look. The church, which is considered the holiest in Christendom, may close its doors because of unpaid water bills. | Photo: BAZ Ratner / Reuters |
The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem may shut the doors for pilgrims in protest against an Israeli water company.
Church, also known as Resurrection Church, is built over the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and is considered the holiest in Christianity.
The church had their bank account blocked at the request of the water company Hagihon, who believes that the church owes $ 2.3 million in unpaid bills, according to BBC. The amount corresponds to more than 13 million.
It has been a tradition that burial church does not pay for water, but Hagihon now claims that the church owes money for water consumption over the past 15 years.
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III demonstrated by letter to the Israeli Prime Minister and President. -If nothing happens, we will for the first time in hundreds of years to announce that the Holy Sepulchre KRIK is closed, he told the newspaper Maariv.
The other Christian approaches which together with the Greek Orthodox Church Burial Church supports driver allegedly patriarch. The dispute has led to hundreds of priests, monks and teachers have not been paid. In addition, blocking of bank account also resulted in church internet access, telephone lines and electricity have been cut.
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