Quote of the day
I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Born: February 29, 1940 (age 84)
Bio: Bartholomew I is the 270th and current Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, he is regarded as the primus inter pares, and as the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide.