BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - DECEMBER 24: A Palestinian flag flies behind Jordanian-Arab Catholic priest Father Abraham Nino (C), who carries a golden crucifix during the arrival ceremony for the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, at the entrance to the Church of the Nativity December 24, 2004 in the biblical town of Bethlehem in the West Bank. A smaller crowd than in prevous years welcomed Sabbah to Manger Square for the start of the Christmas festivities at the traditional birthplace if Jesus.