Some of the most influential U.S. Senators introduced legislation this week, calling on Turkey to reopen the Greek Orthodox Theological School in Halki, Turkey, "without condition or further delay" and to "address other longstanding concerns relating to the Ecumenical Patriarchate," according to the Archons website."
While in Washington, D.C. during the first week in November, 2009, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew held in-depth discussions with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as numerous other key members of Congress and Administration officials.
Patriarch Bartholomew is the spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world. This number of Orthodox Christians is greater than the number in all of the Protestant denominations combined.
The Patriarch of Constantinople has often been compared to the Pope at Rome, because by virtue of his title, the Patriarch of Constantinople is considered to be "first among equals" with respect to all of the other Orthodox Patriarchs around the world.
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