The key to open the door is held by a Muslim, Adeeb Joudeh. His family holds it by tradition for the last 800 years, the idea is that he's a disinterested third party. There is an interview with him where he talks about visits by Bush and Putin. He was impressed by Putin's visit.. at that time Putin was making an impression with the Russian Orthodox community, so he made the most of it.<p>There are regular riots between the christian sects over turf within the Church. Just search on youtube..