Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, waits to speak at a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the Mississippi River and the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 28 months ago

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the Christian Orthodox Church, waits to speak at a symposium addressing environmental challenges facing the Mississippi River and the Louisiana coast in New Orleans, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.