Orthodox Leader Deepens Progressive Stance on Environment

December 3, 2012
By Marlise Simons
New York Times

At a conference near Istanbul last June, the chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall spoke about the endangered habitat of what she called “our closest relatives.” Underlining the evolutionary link, she described her encounter with a senior male ape who had a “beautiful white beard.”

With a smile, she turned to the 72-year-old man in the front row and added, “Very much like yours.”