S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weeKly GreeK-AmeriCAN PuBliCAtioN www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 844 December 14-20, 2013 $1.50 Parents Say Two New Greek Gov’t Orthodox Stole Their Saints are Son’s Heart Canonized Grieving Couple Porphyrios and Allege Hospital Meletios, First Removed Organ Since Nectarios For Harvesting 52 Years Ago By Theodore Kalmoukos By Theodore Kalmoukos PHILADELPHIA, PA – Craig CONSTANTINOPLE – The Holy and Beverly LaLoup have ac - Synod of the Ecumenical Patri - cused Greece for stealing the archate unanimously canonized heart of their son, Marine the Elder Porphyrios of Kaf - Sergeant Brian LaLoup, 21, who sokalivia and Meletios of Lardos committed suicide on August (Rhodes), marking the first time 22, 2012 while stationed at the the Church has canonized a U.S. Embassy in Athens. The saint since Nectarios of Aegina LaLoups last Friday filed a law - in 1961. suit against the United States, This decision was formalized the Department of Defense, and on November 27, convened and the Navy, in Federal Court in presided over by His All Holi - Philadelphia, for the "mishan - ness Ecumenical Patriarch dling" of their son's body, and Bartholomew. It was also de - for negligent and intentional in - AP Photo/Petros KArAdjiAs cided and officially proclaimed fliction of emotional distress. Dashing through the Snow …in Cyprus?! Life in the Mediterranean Not Always a Beach that the Feast Day of Saint Por - They allege that the Penta - phyrios will be celebrated on gon tried "to conceal that their Women are seen walking in the snow near a picturesque church Troodos Mountain in the environs of Nicosia, Cyprus on Dec. 11. December 2, and the Feast Day son had been illegally autopsied during a heavy pre-Christmas snowfall at Kakopetria village on Cypriots are typically accustomed to balmier winter weather. of Saint Meletios on February by the Greek government, 12. which included the removal of The Synod’s decision offi - his heart, and that the defen - cially validated the longstanding dants did not take the necessary consideration of Porphyrios as actions to have their son’s heart Pan-Cretans Honor Author Harry Mark Petrakis a holy man in the Church’s heart returned from Greece. As a re - and mind. sult, the plaintiffs unwittingly Books had been written buried their son without his By Dan Georgakas tion of the hundredth anniver - were reading aloud Kazantzakis’ with a start and began to write about him some years ago such heart and have suffered severe Special to The National Herald sary of the union of Crete with translations to their compan - with vigor, sure now of how he as Wounded by Love: The Life emotional injuries." Greece. The event was spon - ions.” would end the novel. and Wisdom of Elder Por - According to the LaLoups’ Dominating one of the walls sored by the Pancretan Associa - Petrakis credits Kazantzakis Three years were needed to claim, Sgt. LaLoup shot himself at the Ellis Island Museum is a tion of America and the United for inspiring the conclusion of complete Hour of the Bell. Its in the head after attending an larger-than-lifesize portrait of a Cultural Committee of the NY- his Hour of the Bell, a novel set concluding pages involve a rev - off-duty party at the U.S. Em - Greek Orthodox village priest NJ Cretan chapters. in the early years of Greek war olutionary fighter lecturing to bassy in Athens on Aug. 12, from Crete sent to serve the In a recent interview with Pe - of independence. “I began work - Greek schoolboys. A student 2012. The U.S. Embassy in needs of Greeks in the Utah of trakis, I asked him about Cretan ing on that novel in the winter. points to a thrush on the win - Athens neither the Greek gov - 1916-1918. The priest is Father influences in his work. His im - I was soon overwhelmed by the dow still and asks him to stop ernment made the incident Mark Petrakis. mediate response was “Nikos complexities I had to deal with. speaking. The revolutionary im - known to the Press and to the A hundred years later, his Kazantzakis. His work has pro - I feared the novel was beyond mediately understand that, “The public. son, Harry Mark Petrakis is uni - vided me insight into the soul my capacities.” He then re - thrush was Greece, its song an The parents state that “dur - versally honored for his render - of Greece. I revere him as the counts a nap during which he unfoldment of the lovely, eter - ing the party, Sgt. LaLoup re - ings of the lives of the Greek im - greatest of all the modern dreamed about a sequenced in nal, and inextinguishable land. ported to a fellow service mem - migrants to America and his Greeks.” He remembers his visit one of Kazantzakis’ works. A The thrush was Greece… he ber that he was thinking about novels set in the Greek War of to Kazantzakis’ grave in Crete teacher is told to hush by a stu - knew by the grateful and con - suicide.” As required by Marine independence. As recently as vividly, “A score of young people dent who wants to listen to a soling tears of his soul. And he December 6, Petrakis was the sat on the stones. They were thrush at the school window. Pe - Continued on page 11 featured speaker at the celebra - from all over the world. Many trakis awoke from the dream Continued on page 6 Pataki Endorses Demos for Congress TNH Staff George’s ebullient wife, Chrysa. surprised him by one day telling Father Alexander Karloutsos, him “George you are going to NEW YORK – Former Governor Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - go places. You will be in public of New York George Pataki was cal Patriarchate, who is the pas - office one day.” the featured speaker at the first tor of the Church of the Kimisis He is now one of Demos’ St. Meletios fundraiser for the Congressional – Dormition of the Theotokos, strongest supporters because he of Lardos (Rhodes) campaign of George Demos, in Southampton, NY, which is believes “he will do what is right who has already launched a in Bishop’s district and where for the U.S. of A,” Pappas said. phyrios. Elder Porphyrios: Tes - much-you tube-viewed cam - Demos is a member, was also Demos thanked Pappas, and timonies and Experiences. With paign ad with the aim of unseat - present. Peter J. Pappas, Jr. for their sup - Elder Porphyrios: A Spiritual ing the Democrat incumbent, The guests were welcomed port. After acknowledging his Child Remembers. Tim Bishop, in Eastern Long Is - by Peter J. Pappas, Chairman of parents, Emmanuel and Helen Metropolitan Meliton of land. P.J. Mechanical, who told of the Demos, and his wife Chrysa, he Philadelphia, a member of the “They say I’m always late,” origins of the New York State thanked all the guests “for tak - Canonical Committee of the Ec - said Pataki, who only copped to Hellenic American Republican ing the time this busy Christmas umenical Patriarchate, which sometimes being five or ten Association (HARA) and its season. With all the parties to made the suggestion to the Holy minutes late to events. “But in early support for Pataki’s guber - go to, to take the time to go to Synod for the canonization, said this case I am two years late in natorial campaign. a political event mean you be - that Porphyrios “was truly a endorsing George Demos,” he It was established around the lieve in our cause and the cause great Saint. He had communion continued. time he got to know Demos bet - of freedom and that we will take with the Saints, with God, with The 9th floor solarium of the ter – Pappas knew his parents back this congressional seat.” all of Creation, and he helped Women’s National Republican socially – who was president of He also thanked Tsakopoulos many people. He worked mira - Club looks out over Rockefeller the Republican club at Columbia for being a supporter even be - cles through his gift of clairvoy - Center and St. Patrick’s Cathe - University. He asked him to fore he met his sister, who gave ance and foresight, which he in - dral was filled on December 10 campaign for Pataki and Demos birth to their first child, Angelo, herited by the Grace of God.” Former Governor George Pataki (L) endorsed George Demos with friends, family, and sup - said “count me in.” six months ago. Over 50 books have been writ - in the race to unseat Congressman Tim Bishop of Eastern Long porters, including Kyriakos Pappas became impressed Island during Demos’ first fundraiser for the 2014 campaign. Tsakopoulos, brother of with the young Republican, and Continued on page 9 Continued on page 9 PAA Gala Celebrates the RMH Annual Centennial of the Enosis Christmas By Constantine S. Sirigos the centennial of the Union of Party in NYC TNH Staff Writer Crete with Greece in 1913. Emannuel Velivasakis was FLUSHING – The Spirit of Lib - the Centennial Events Chairman TNH Staff Writer erty, Hellenism, and the great and the Emcee of the Gala that Greek Island of Crete, spiced by gathered Cretans – including NEW YORK – Since 1979 more the humor of renowned Greek- five tables of young people – than 10,000 Greek children and American writer Harry Mark Pe - and friends of Crete. their families found Ronald Mc - trakis, who was honored along Bakoyiannis was honored Donald House (RMH) to be a with Greek Parliamentarian and with an award named for the home away from home while former Foreign Minister and great Cretan statesman Elefthe - they underwent the trials and Mayor of Athens, Dora rios Venizelos and Petrakis was tribulations of pediatric cancer Bakoyiannis, filled the pent - given the Kazantzakis award, treatment.