His All Holiness Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians who constitute the second largest Christian Church in the world, was featured on CBS 60 Minutes reported by Bob Simon August 8. The segment focused on the Orthodox Church, the most ancient Christian church, and its development from its earliest years to modern times in what is now the Republic of Turkey.
Last November, His Holiness was interviewed on the PBS show, Charlie Rose.
His All Holiness was named 11th among the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine last year and was awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal for his efforts to promote human rights and religious tolerance. He has also been recognized by the United Nations as a Laureate Champion of the Earth for his pioneering work to protect the environment. Affectionately known as “the Green Patriarch,” Patriarch Bartholomew has called upon leaders of all denominations to join him in this effort, noting simply that “If life is sacred, so is the entire web that sustains it.”
Patriarch Bartholomew is the author of Encountering the Mystery (Doubleday) and In the World, Yet Not of the World (Fordham).
Commenting on the CBS broadcast, Archbishop Demetrios of America said:
“The appearance of the Ecumenical Patriarch on a program such as 60 Minutes is an extraordinary opportunity for the American public to become aware of our Orthodox Christian Faith. Millions of people who would otherwise have limited knowledge of the Orthodox Church will have the chance to see and hear the highest ecclesiastical personage of our Church in their living rooms. It is also a tremendous opportunity for our own Orthodox Faithful in the United States to see His All Holiness in a way that will surely touch their hearts and minds with love and deep respect.”
You can view both full interviews below.
Source: http://www.goarch.org
60 Minutes Interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Part 1)
60 Minutes Interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Part 2)
Charlie Rose Interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
