Eastern Orthodox Church and Environmentalism
Patriarch Bartholomew I, the "first among equals" in the Eastern Orthodox Communion, has voiced support for environmentalism action along with Pope John Paul II.
See John Chryssavgis who serves as advisor to the Ecumenical Patriarch, currently Bartholomew I of Constantinople, on environmental issues, such as global warming.
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