Sentence:  "It might seem like a <WSD>picayune</WSD> matter, akin to the rivalry in the film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" between the Judean People's Front, the Judean Popular People's Front and the People's Front of Judea." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance.