13.ACHIEVEMENTS
World Spiritual Leader
Led dialogues with leaders from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to condemn the abuse of religion to justify acts of violence and called for the separation of political from religious activism.
This includes:
Organizing interfaith conference in Brussels
Making progress reconciliation of the Orthodox & Catholic Churches with His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Serving as president World Council of Churches, meeting with World Jewish Congress & visiting Israel
Convening conferences and interventions to promote peace and interfaith cooperation
Traveling to Muslim and Christian countries to promote world peace and cooperation.
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16.Protection
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Creation
17.Environmental Leader
“Green Patriarch” environmental initiatives thru symposia, seminars and summits; addressing religious communities and political assemblies involvement in the Paris Agreement.
He has addressed the environmental crisis through seminars and symposia on the seas, including the degradation of the Black Sea, the Danube River, the Adriatic and Baltic Seas, the Arctic and the Mississippi River.
18.Ecumenical Patriarch, Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury call for the Protection of Creation
Historic Joint Statement on Climate Change