Ecumenical Patriarch visits 'Economist' HQ in London
LONDON (ANA - A. Kourkoulas) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Thursday paid a visit to the headquarters of the Economist Group in London, where he was met by Group CEO Helen Alexander and the director of the "The Economist" magazine Bill Emmott. They exchanged views on issues concerning the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fanar, Istanbul, Turkey's course toward the European Union, relations between the Orthodox Churches and relations between Fanar and The Vatican, after the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Addressing the leadership of the influential and historic magazine, the Patriarch underlined that the job of the media also came with great responsibility. "You have the privilege of informing but at the same time an opportunity to mould human conscience," he stressed, noting that their "mission has some aspects of ministry". Bartholomew is in London in order to speak at the London School of Economics on "Religion in changing Europe".
