16.09.2011 - ANSAmed
On which bank of the river Jordan was Jesus baptised? This question has remained without an answer for around two thousand years now, and it has once again led to a heated dispute between Israel and Jordan. Both countries want the honour of having this holy site in their territory, for reasons of tourism. Now the website 'Terrasanta.net' of the Franciscan Custody has also intervened in the debate, and has urged the rivals, in a judgment worthy of Solomon, to ''allow Christians from across the world to come and commemorate the baptism of the Saviour on the bank of the river Jordan they prefer." Tensions started rising again after a long period of relaxation when Israel opened the site Qasr al-Yaud, near Jericho, to the public on July 12 ... mehr
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