Muslim Locks Doors To Holy Sepulcher

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Muslim locks doors to holy sepulcher.

The key to one of christianity s holiest sites is held by a muslim family and it has been for centuries. Muslim family holds key to sacred sepulchre for centuries their ancestors have opened door to church where jesus believed buried every morning at 4 a m wajeeh nuseibeh walks through the. This custom of muslims and christians working together has become an example of. Honestly it s a great honor for a muslim to hold the key to the church of the holy sepulchre which is the most important church in christendom joudeh 53 said.

The muslim representative unlocks the latch and pushes open one door then a clergyman from the roman catholic greek orthodox or armenian orthodox church who take turns on a rotating basis. Another of the city s oldest. Wajeeh nuseibeh and adeeb joudeh. Cnn s oren liebermann reports.

His job as it has been for generations of his forebears is to carry the key that opens the doors to the church of the holy sepulchre this task fell to joudeh s muslim ancestors by contract as a. Church of the holy sepulchre. Another muslim family is charged with opening and locking the church doors. Each day the story reports a muslim man and the only man with permission to wield the keys unlocks and opens the door to the church while three factions within the church vie for control in disputes that frequently leave the church in disrepair and occasionally result in altercations requiring israeli police come to.