Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders joined United Nations officials on Monday in urging financial institutions to stop bankrolling activities that are driving climate change, including ending support for new fossil fuel projects.
Journalist Michael Kinsley famously added a twist to American politics when he redefined a "gaffe" as when "a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say." As the Rev. Neil Elliot of the Anglican Church of Canada discovered, this term also applies to religious leaders.