Churches in Jerusalem oppose municipal tax decision
The leaders expressed concern over the municipality's move, which they argued contradicted centuries of historical agreements between the churches and civil authorities.
MEMBERS OF the clergy and the local Catholic community attend a mass for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, led by the Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem’s Old City in January. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: