Is it “bad” to store XML in a database?

Question

I have heard from several sources that storing XML in a database is \"bad\", but I have never seen/heard an actual explanation of why that is. Is it true? If it is true, can y

Answer 1

I think storing a database would be bad for perhaps speed reasons (parsing etc). However a good case would be that it fits the semi-structured model there are some advantages of this listed here.