Earth's bishop.

LONDON -- Anglican Bishop An Anglican Bishop is a bishop in the Anglican church, either in the British Isles or beyond. Anglican Bishops

Archbishop Desmond Tutu (South Africa)
Archbishop Robin Eames (Ireland)

of London Richard Chartres Richard John Carew Chartres DD FSA (born July 11, 1947) is the 132nd Bishop of London, being confirmed in office in November 1995. He was previously Bishop of Stepney (1992–1995) and Gresham Professor of Divinity (1987–1992). , has called on churches to lead the way in reducing global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. by installing solar panels on their roofs, reports the U.K. Times. Calling modern society's approach to the environment "autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. ," Chartres also acknowledged that churches had been low to respond to environmental issues. Chartres gained notoreity over the summer for calling the purchase of large cars and trips that involve air travel a "symptom of sin" because of the environmental damage they cause.

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Title Annotation:	signs of the times
Author:	Cones, Bryan
Publication:	U.S. Catholic
Date:	Feb 1, 2007
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