Aboard the ship more spacious than the heavens • Off the Greek island of Spetses, the leader of 300 million Christians worldwide told a group of nearly 200 religious leaders, academics and activists that they needed to move beyond intellectualism when it came to the environment.
“What remains for us is to preach what we practice,” said Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, turning a traditional phrase on its head. “Now we must begin the long and difficult way from the mind, to the heart . . . May God guide you in your service to his people and the care of his creation.