Ecumenical Patriarch Grants Interview to Jesuit Journal

Catholic Culture ^ | 4/2/15

[marshmallow]

Father Antonio Spadaro, the director of the Italian Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica, has conducted a lengthy interview with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches.

The Ecumenical Patriarch spoke about the challenges facing the contemporary world, his admiration for Pope Francis, the upcoming pan-Orthodox synod, and Orthodox spirituality.

“Ultimately, it is essential to change the present mindset and abandon a lifestyle of over-consumption and unrestrained greed that inevitably lead to social injustice and inequality,” he told Father Spadaro, who interviewed Pope Francis in August 2013.

Interview of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarchate)

[Alex Murphy]

“Ultimately, it is essential to change the present mindset and abandon a lifestyle of over-consumption and unrestrained greed that inevitably lead to social injustice and inequality,” [Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches] told Father Spadaro, who interviewed Pope Francis in August 2013.

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[Kolokotronis]

Thank-you. This is a wonderful interview and a testimony to why we Orthodoxers see ourselves as lucky in our Patriarch.