Ladder left there by worker on Church of Holy Sepulchre in the 1700s due to a status quo

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image showing Ladder left there by worker on Church of Holy Sepulchre in the 1700s due to a status quo

Spirit50Lake on April 18th, 2024 at 00:26 UTC »

The Immovable Ladder:

'The ladder is a symbol of inter-confessional disputes within Christianity. Its presence in its current location signifies the adherence to an agreement among six Christian denominations, who collectively own the church, not to move, repair, or alter anything in the church without the consent of all six denominations.'

Lord_Mormont on April 18th, 2024 at 02:52 UTC »

300 years ago some monk said "yes to the former but no to the latter" and they've been fighting about it ever since.

expendable_entity on April 18th, 2024 at 03:45 UTC »

How old is the current ladder? Because you can clearly See in older Pictures that the ladder changed. Who authorized a replacement?