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			<title>On the Environment by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew RSS</title>
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			<copyright>Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople 2006</copyright>
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				<title>Saving the Soul of the Planet</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/saving-the-soul-of-the-planet</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ At first glance, it may appear strange for the leader of a religious institution concerned with spiritual values to speak about the environment at a secular institution that deals with public policy. What exactly does preserving the planet or promoting democracy have to do with saving the soul or helping the poor?  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Address of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Ninth Annual SCOBA/SCOOCH UN Prayer Service</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2009-10-25-address-un-prayer-service</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ This Symposium is in many ways both historical and unique. This river comprises a microcosm of our planet. In its waters, we observe many of the world’s ecological issues. We are humbled in its presence. We have come to listen to its story, to learn from its history.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:38:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Homily - St. Demetrios - October 25, 2009</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2009-10-25-stdemetrios</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Beloved, the power of a prayer is not to be measured by its length. The most powerful prayer may also be the most brief.  Few but fervent were the words of Saint Nestor:  “God of Demetrios, help me.”  Yet through the power of these simple words, evil was vanquished, tyranny was frustrated, faith was vindicated, and not one, but two saints for the Kingdom of God were revealed.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Opening Address of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the 8th RSE Symposium</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2009-rse-patriarch-opening</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ This Symposium is in many ways both historical and unique. This river comprises a microcosm of our planet. In its waters, we observe many of the world’s ecological issues. We are humbled in its presence. We have come to listen to its story, to learn from its history.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Opening Address to the Plenary of the World Council of Churches, "Called to Be One Church"  </title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/address-plenary-wcc</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is with great joy that we accepted the gracious invitation of our beloved Faith and Order Commission to address this auspicious plenary gathering. We would also like to welcome you all – academics and pastors, ministers and lay leaders from diverse regions of the world – to our Orthodox Academy on this uniquely beautiful island.  The theme of this plenary session is: “Called to be One Church: that they may become one in your hand.” 
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:23:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Message Regarding United Nations Climate Change Talks in Bangkok, Thailand</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/bankok-talks</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ In view of the international negotiations on climate change commencing in Bangkok, Thailand, and only two months before the crucial United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, we urge the international community to undertake courageous commitments for the prevention of the most severe consequences of global warming.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:14:56 -0400</pubDate>
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				<category>Address</category>
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				<title>2009 Message on the Day of the Protection of the Environment</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2009-protection-of-the-environment</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ As we come again to the changing of the Church year, we reflect once more on the state of God's creation.   We think about the past and repent for all that we have done or failed to do for the earth's care; we look to the future and pray for wisdom to guide us in all that we think or do.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Foreword to the Published Proceedings of the Fourth Summer Seminar at Halki</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/foreword-fourth-summer-seminar</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ One of the more fundamental problems, which constitute the basis of the ecological crisis, is the lack of justice prevailing in our world. By justice we mean not only the legal correspondence of giving and receiving, of transgressions and consequences, of offering and reward, but the more inclusive virtue that lies beyond the narrow fulfillment of obligation. The liturgical and patristic tradition of the Church considers as just, that person who is compassionate and freely grants, using love as one’s sole criterion. Justice extends even beyond one’s fellow human being to the entire creation. The burning of forests, the criminal exploitation of natural resources, the gap between the wealthy “north” and the needy “south,” all these constitute expressions of transgressing the virtue of justice.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Message by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for World Environment Day </title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/world-environemnt-day-2009</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ Today’s World Environment Day is an opportunity as well as an invitation for all of us, irrespective of religious background, to consider the ecological crisis.
In our time, more than ever before, there is an undeniable obligation for all to understand that environmental concern for our planet does not comprise a romantic notion of the few. The ecological crisis, and particularly the reality of climate change, constitutes the greatest threat for every form of life in our world.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<category>Address</category>
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				<title>Address to the Plenary Assembly of the European Parliament, Brussels</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/plenary08</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ First and foremost, we convey to you salutations from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, based for many many centuries in what is today Istanbul – greetings replete with esteem and respect.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>2008 Message on the Day of the Protection of the Environment</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2008-message-on-the-day-of-the-protection-of-the-environment</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ For creation was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who subjected it ... For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. (Rom. 8. 20,22)
Beloved Brothers and children in the Lord,

Once again, as the ecclesiastical year begins, we are called to reflect – with renewed spiritual intensity in Christ and especial sensitivity – on the state of our bountiful planet, and to offer particular prayers for the protection of the whole natural world.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Message To The National Young Adult League Conference In Washington, DC</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/national-young-adult-league-conference</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is with sincere joy that we convey to all participants of the National YAL Conference being held in Washington, D.C. from July 10-13, 2008, on the critical theme “Doers of the Word” our Patriarchal and Paternal greeting.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Message for the Korean National Council of Church's Conference on the Environment</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/untitled-resource</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is with great pleasure that we have been informed of the conference being organized by the Korean National Council of Churches on the relationship of human beings toward the natural environment, and gladly respond to the gracious invitation that we extend a brief message on that significant occasion.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Greetings Extended to the World Conservation Union Workshop held in Ouranoupolis, Greece.</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/wcu-workshop</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is with great interest that we learned of the Workshop you are organizing in Ouranoupolis in Northern Greece on 24-28 October 2007 in the framework of IUCN – The World Conservation Union.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<category>Address</category>
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				<title>Video Address to Participants of International Conference of the Young President's Organization, Athens, Greece.</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/encounter-and-dialogue-modern-lights-for-a-global-reality</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is indeed a pleasure to address – from a distance through prayer and in spirit, as well as through video-communication – the auspicious and international gathering of the Young Presidents Organization in Athens, sponsored by the Young Presidents Organization of Greece.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Concluding Address at the Environmental Symposium "Arctic: The Mirror of Life" in Greenland</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/closing-address-arctic-symposium</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ By the grace of God we have concluded our symposium, and we are now close to the end of our wonderful Greenlandic journey. With the permission of our beloved Greenlandic hosts, whose leave should be asked before every public statement in this part of the world, let us offer some reflections on the blessings we have enjoyed and the challenges we now face.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Second Address at Arctic Environmental Symposium in Greenland</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/2nd-address-arctic-symposium</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is a great privilege to be standing in Greenland’s capital, as a guest of the Home Rule government. For your gracious hospitality, for your help in making our symposium possible, and indeed for your deep understanding of the purpose of our symposium, we offer heart-felt thanks.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Opening Address at the Environmental Symposium "Arctic: The Mirror of Life" in Greenland</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/opening-address-arctic</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is a great privilege and blessing to be standing on the soil of this magnificent island, at the start of a fresh deliberation on the fate of the earth. This is the seventh symposium we have organized, and it is in many ways the most important.   ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Greetings of Pope Benedict XVI  to the Symposium "The Arctic: Mirror of Life"</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/papal-greetings-arctic-symposium</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It gives me great joy to greet you and all those taking part in the Seventh Symposium of the Religion, Science and the Environment movement, which this year turns its attention to the subject: "The Arctic: Mirror of Life". Your own dedication and personal commitment to the protection of the environment demonstrates the pressing need for science and religion to work together to safeguard the gifts of nature and to promote responsible stewardship.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title>Closing Address at International Conference of  Young Presidents Organization, Istanbul</title>
				<link>http://patriarchate.org/documents/young-presidents-istanbul</link>
				<description><![CDATA[ It is indeed a pleasure to address this auspicious gathering of the Young Presidents Organization towards the closing of your international conference in our historical and magnificent city of Istanbul. We therefore express our gratitude to the organizer of this conference, Chairman of the Istanbul Family University, Mr. Metin Mansur, for this blessed opportunity and to you all in advance for your patient attentiveness.  ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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