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Northern Cyprus: violation of an office Christmas by police

site Orthodox Orthodoxie.com reported the following:

Northern Cyprus: violation of an office Christmas by police

During an office Christmas, December 25, in the church of Agios Synesius to Rizokarpaso , a locality situated in the occupied part since 1974 of island of Cyprus by Turkish forces, the police raided and forced the priest, Father Zacharias, to interrupt the Office of Matins of the Nativity, then drove the faithful of the building whose doors were locked. Police said the priest had not obtained permission of the occupation authorities to celebrate, despite the fact that the celebrations are usually held in this church. Archbishop Chrysostom of Cyprus s' says saddened by the provocative attitude of the occupying forces, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus has condemned this action, the forces responsible for peacekeeping UN in Cyprus has asked for an explanation of this event. The site Greekreporter reported that the same action was committed in another church in the occupied zone.

Sources: Yahoo news , Greekreporter (whose photograph of the church Agios Synesius)

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NEW AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE IN CYPRUS

ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΠΡΕΣΒΕΙΑ ΠΑΡΙΣΙΩΝ
EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN CYPRUS


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Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 20 67 77, Fax: +33 (0) 1 40 70 14 68
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SE M Kornelios KORNELIOU

Πρέσβυς: Η Α.Ε. ο κ, Κορνήλιος ΚΟΡΝΗΛΙΟΥ

Born June 29, 1963 in Cyprus
Marital status: Married to Nicolaidou Xenia,
a daughter, Maria

TRAINING:
1984-1989 - Master of Political Science, Philosophy and American Cultural History, University Ludwing Maximilian, Munich, Germany

Dissertation: "The accession of Greece to the EEC and its impact on foreign and domestic policies."

EXPERIENCE:
2008-August 2010 - Director of Cabinet of Markos Kyprianou, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
2005 - 2008 - Ambassador of the Republic Austria
Cyprus Permanent Representative to the OSCE, IAEA, UNIDO, CBTO and the UN in Vienna
Accreditation parallel with Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and Liechtenstein.
2000-2005 - Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU in Brussels
1998-2000 - Director of Office of Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus
1995-1997 - Permanent Mission the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations in New York
1990-1995 - Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Bonn, Germany
1989-1990 - Ministry Foreign Affairs, Cyprus

DECORATIONS:
"Cross of Merit, First Class, Federal Republic of Germany (1995)
" The Golden Order for Services ", the Republic of Slovenia (2006)
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash," Republic of Austria (2007)
"Redoma Knez Branimir S OGRLICOL" Republic of Croatia (2008) Honorary Doctor
European University of the Republic of Serbia (2008)


LANGUAGES (read, written, spoken):
Greek language
English, good knowledge
German, good knowledge of French
, good knowledge


RECREATION:
Music, Jogging, Reading, Movies

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A new fundamental charter of the Church of Cyprus

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September 13, the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus met in formal session, in the presence of Presidents of the three powers, executive, legislative and judicial, to formally endorse the new basic charter of the Church which provides a number of important reforms designed to "meet the requirements of present time and to address weaknesses the previous charter in order to preserve the close relationship between the church leaders and the people. " During this meeting, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias, particularly insisted on the following: "The Church as an institution, belongs to all", "priests and hierarchs are servants who have undertaken the important task of transmitting the teachings of Christ, our religion, so that they become mere men in His image and likeness (...) The teaching of Christ is for single men and the salvation of their souls and not just. "

The main novelties the new charter:

• 1. Creation of 13 dioceses, which allows the Church of Cyprus to have a full synod of bishops with 17 autocephalous Church, she will no longer be forced to go to other churches to resolve internal problems .

• 2. Establishment of three regional dioceses, according to an ancient practice of the Church of Cyprus, which the archbishop and the metropolitans delegate administrative powers and pastoral. •

3.Modification mode of election of the archbishop and Metropolitans: Now, according to the canons, the people appoint any member of the clergy meeting the conditions and the Holy Synod will choose, via a secret ballot among the three candidates who won the most votes. On the other hand, an archbishop or a metropolitan located in the medical incapacity to perform his duties, may be removed if three-fourths of the members of the Holy Synod to decide.

• 4. Provisional assignment of four parishes in the suburbs of Nicosia, the city of Cyrene (located in occupied territory), so that the Metropolitan can exercise his duties as pastor.

• 5. Creation of an ecclesiastical court and recognizing the right of the accused to counsel and the right of a bishop who, for example, was sentenced to reduction to the lay state, to appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in accordance with the holy canons.

• 6. Marriage: the new charter recognizes civil marriage and extends to 25 years age difference allowed between the prospective partners. Concerning the dissolution of marriage, the Charter has added a de facto separation of four years as divorce case (like the legislation on civil marriage), but the non-recognition of the State's right to cancel a sacrament remains in force. Is

endorsed the creation of a single fund, with participation by the archdiocese, cities, churches and monasteries stavropégiaques designed to ensure payment of their salaries to the priests from parish regardless of the ecclesiastical province in which they exercise their duties.

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The European Union and Cyprus: Autopsy of a successful unfinished

by Meriem JAMMAL
University Paris IV Sorbonne - Master Challenge, Conflict, internatinal systems in modern times and contemporary

• Chapter 1. Cyprus: Geographical data
  
  
  • III An economy dominated by services
  • 1 Major industries
  • 2. Weaknesses of the Cypriot economy
  • 3. Major economic partners
• Chapter 2: Inventory of the Cyprus problem
  
  
  • I. location: asset or handicap?
  • II. Historical reminders
  • 1. The Ottoman period
  • 2. Cyprus under British tutelage
    
    
    • 2.1. Cyprus: a vital point for Britain
    • 2.2. Cyprus: A British colony
    • 2.3. Birth of the armed struggle
  • 3. Towards independence
  • 4. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus the martyr
  • 5. Cyprus: towards two states
  • 6. In search of a solution
• Chapter 2: The various protagonists of the Cyprus crisis
  
  
  • I. Great Britain
  • II. Greece
  • III. Turkey
  • IV. US-Soviet rivalry

• PART TWO: THE EUROPEAN CYPRUS QUESTION
  
  
  • Chapter 1: Why Cyprus is eligible?
    
    
    • I. Definition of European identity
    • II. The European origins of the island
    • 1. A Greco-Roman ubiquitous
    • 2. A common religion: Christianity
    • 3. British colonization
    • 4. The media landscape
    • 5. Teaching
    • 6. The economic miracle
  • Chapter 2: The European question in Cyprus
    
    
    • I. Political life in Cyprus and the European question
    • 1. Political parties
      
      
      • 1.1. The Greek Cypriot Democratic Party (Komma Dimokratiko) DIKO
    • 1.2. The Progressive Party of Workers (Komma Anorthothikon Ergazomenou Lau) Akel
    • 1.3. The gathering unit of the Democratic Centre (Enosis Eniaia Demokratika Kendrou) Edek
    • 1.4. The Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Synagermos) Disy
    • 2. The Orthodox Church: a decisive political clout
  • Chapter 3 Cyprus in search of the EEC: a grand strategy for a small country
    
    
    • I. Relations with Great Britain: a priority
    • 1. ECE and Britain
    • 2. The impact of British membership Relations Grande-Bretagne/Chypre
    • II. The choice of the Cypriot government of the Association with the EEC
    • 1. Of the Association Agreement EEC - Cyprus customs union
      
      
      • 1.1. Context of Euro-Cypriot
      • 1.2 The Association Agreement
      • 1.3. The signing of the customs union
    • 2. The European Community: an alternative to the safety of Cyprus
• PART THREE: THE EUROPEAN POLICY VIS-A-VIS CYPRUS
  
  
  • Chapter 1.La European Community and the Cyprus crisis
    
    
    • I. Internationalization efforts of the Cyprus issue and the EEC
    • 1. The Council of Europe and the Cyprus issue in the 50
    • 2. The European Community and the 1974 crisis
    • 3. The European Community and the self proclamation of the TRNC
  • Chapter 2: The Cyprus issue and the EU between challenges and promises
    
    
    • I. The membership application
    • II. The axis Athens / London
    • 1. The role of Greece in accelerating the accession process of Cyprus
    • 2. The role of Great Britain
    • III. The candidacy of Cyprus: a headache for Europeans
    • 1. The European Union and its failure
    • 2. The prospect of Turkish membership and the veto Cyprus
• CONCLUSION
• APPENDICES
  
  
  • I. Zurich and London agreements, Cyprus on February 11, 1959
    
    
    • II. Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus
    • III. Speech by Harold Macmillan (London, July 31, 1961)
    • IV. Extracts of Resolution (353) of the UN following the Turkish invasion
    • V. Extracts of Resolution 573 of the Council of Europe following the Turkish invasion
    • VI. Extracts of Resolution 541de the UN following the proclamation of the TRNC
    • VII. Extracts of Resolution 974 of the Council of Europe following the proclamation of the TRNC
    • VIII. Excerpts from the decision of the Commission following the Cypriot candidacy
    • IX. European Parliament resolution (September 5, 2001)
    • VIII. Table Main economic indicators of Cyprus
• 
  
  
  • IX. Comparative table of Europe at 15/25
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
  
  • I. EU
  • 2. Articles and books
  • II / Cyprus
  • III / EUROPEAN UNION AND CYPRUS
  • IV / The European Union and Mediterranean
  • V / The Greek-Turkish relations
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Greece calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from Cyprus Chrysostomos II

(AFP) - NICOSIA - The Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas Thursday called on Turkey to withdraw its troops from northern Cyprus, as a token of his sincerity in the talks in order to reunify the divided island since 1974.

"I urge Turkey to make the necessary gestures and words into actions," said Droustas, visiting Cyprus. "I call on Turkey to withdraw its occupation troops from Cyprus."

"We are sending a clear message: the Cyprus problem is the first priority of foreign policy Greek, "he said after meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias.

For his part, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Grigoris Delavekouras, reiterated on Thursday afternoon during a press briefing just a hour after the arrival of the Greek delegation to Athens to Nicosia, as long as "the Cyprus problem is not resolved, no progress can be made in the negotiations for Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU ) ".

Peace talks were launched under the auspices of the UN in 2008 for a reunion Island, which would relieve Turkey's negotiations to join the EU blocked by a dispute over the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized only by Ankara.

Cyprus has been divided since July 20, 1974, when Turkey invaded northern Cyprus following a coup d'état by Greek Cypriot nationalists backed by the junta of colonels then in power in Athens and to link the country with Greece.

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Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II said Friday that Turkey keeps his distance with respect to the principle of a federal solution for Cyprus, and that should probably be reported. He reiterated the Church's position: that foreign experts should be called to draft a solution.

Archbishop was speaking after a meeting with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Vanackere Steven, who had previously met with the head of the delegation for EU talks Leopold Maurer and Chief EU representation Cyprus Androula Kaminara.

Archbishop Chrysostom said he has informed the Belgian official positions of the Church as regards the Cyprus problem, noting that the Turkish side speaks of "two states, two governments and two peoples This is not a federal basis. "

" The Church believes that we can not reach an agreement [that way] and that in order to reach an agreement, we need to appoint independent experts, constitutional experts, sociologists, historians and Turkish experts on issues from European countries that respect human rights, who will work within the principles of the EU and the UN, "he said.
The archbishop said that "they should work in this context to present a federal solution, which will also be functional for viable," adding that "if we do not work in this direction, I am afraid we can not find no solution that our people can adopt. He said he told Vanackere these principles concerning human rights. - (Kype)

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In mid-August, the Greek Cypriots commemorate the fall of Famagusta port (is) in the hands of the Turkish army in 1974, and Independence Day is celebrated on another date, October 1, Once the freshness back, and most Cypriots have returned from vacation.

But it is on the stroke of midnight, August 15, 1960, that Cyprus has officially declared its independence after 82 years of British colonial rule.

"I do not know it was the anniversary today," told AFP the owner of the Greek Cypriot newspaper stand, one of the few shops open in the deserted capital of Nicosia.

"We celebrated in October, because right now everyone is at the beach," he recalls.

Fifty years after the departure of British, Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and the leader of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC, proclaimed and recognized only by Ankara) Dervis Eroglu to negotiate a reunification of the island but discussions stalled.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded northern Cyprus following a coup d'état by Greek Cypriot nationalists backed by the junta of colonels then in power in Athens and to link the country with Greece.

For Tabitha Morgan, author of "Sweet and Bitter Island: A History of the British in Cyprus," most of turbulence that the island has known since independence are rooted in the way Britain was led Island.

"During the early days of British occupation, it (the island) is certainly remained one of the poorest possessions of the British Empire," she says.

For this reason, Cyprus was equipped with a poorly developed infrastructure, and until World War II, attracted very few directors competent, she said.

"Accordingly, for decades, Cyprus was known in London as the + colony + Cinderella," she says.

The fire of the British Governor's residence in Nicosia in October 1931, triggered by Greek Cypriots protest against tax increases, was a turning point, says Morgan.

"From thence to independence, the Cypriots will be denied any role in governing their country, apart from token positions," she says.

In the north of the island under Turkish occupation, no celebration will take place to mark the independence of the island.

"It means nothing to the Turkish Cypriots", told AFP Erol Kaymak, professor of international relations at the University of Famagusta.

"As for the Greek Cypriots, the departure of Great Britain is a part of their self-determination process, we do not see EOKA (the paramilitary organization that fought against British rule and in favor of the attachment to Greece) as an organization fighting for independence. "

"We believe we, as a terrorist group," says Kaymak.

"Instead, we celebrate our own independence of the Greek Cypriots. Today, we celebrate the defense of Famagusta by the Turkish army "in 1974, says he.

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THYRSE St., Bishop Karpasia, hermit and miracle worker

Near the village of Gialousa Karpasia Peninsula, north-east to the seaside, lies the small church of Saint Thyrse. According to local tradition, St. thyrsus which is also commonly known as St. Therissos, lived as an ascetic in this place. This holy bishop named Karpasia, resigned his episcopal chair preferring to live an ascetic life, and went to where his church is today. Having found a cave, he settled there.

Nearby was a source he used to drink. but the rate thereof decreased considerably during the summer months. For this reason, the Holy then decided to dig the water source to enlarge. Since the Dormition of the Holy, this water is considered holy water.

There remains no authentic biography of the saint. Some believe he was of Cypriot origin and the Bishop of Karpasia, while others believe it was one of the foreign bishops who were in the group of "three hundred" Christian saints who came from Alemanni Palestine to Cyprus and ascetics lived in various parts of the island. However, all these issues are not important. What is important is how he lived his life, his selflessness, his poverty, his poverty, his aversion for wealth and the pleasures of fraudulent vanity of this world. What is important is his humility and his hope and faith in God alone, but also the holiness and glory he received from Him.

Saint Thyrse has done many miracles in his church, he was particularly Heal warts of the hands and feet and many people benefited, through the holy water with which they washed. There is a custom that when someone puts the holy water of the Holy on his body, he must go below the church to the sea and wash in salt water because it is the only way the Holy lets her holy water to take effect. If someone brings her holy water to a sick person, he gets no miracle. The reason may be that believers are thus encouraged to visit the Church of the Holy.

The church of Saint Thyrse is currently occupied by the Turkish army. Before 1974 in the village of Gialousa, there was a huge celebration for the feast of the saint.

Saint Thyrse memory is celebrated on 23 July.

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Following a joint decision Jennifer cancels her birthday in the occupied part of Cyprus

Jennifer was give a concert in Cyprus on July 24, the day of his 41st birthday ... But it was canceled! Indeed, his press secretary said the cancellation was due to " political " Cyprus " Jennifer Lopez could not knowingly support any state, country, institution or system associated with any violation of human rights . " After careful consideration of the situation in Cyprus, the decision was made not to participate in the concert. This was a joint decision, which reflects our sensitivity to the political situation in the region .

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Agora we July 8, 2010 - Leave a Comment

(Born July 24, 1969)

Dear Mrs. Lopez

I am writing in my capacity as President of displaced mothers of Cyprus, as a woman and above all as a mother. Since this region we follow and admire your successful career, but also your amazing strength to raise your children and your determination to offer the fair values of life.

Nevertheless, we were really shocked and saddened to learn that you will visit the region of the Republic of Cyprus occupied by Turkish troops to take part in the celebrations the anniversary of the illegal invasion of our country by Turkey, which has deprived us of our homes and our rights within our own country. Since July 20, 1974, when laTurquie invaded our island, one third of the population of the island of Cyprus, ie 200,000 people - probably the proportion of IDPs / refugees highest in a single country - were evicted by force from their homes and 37% of the sovereign territory of the Republic of Cyprus came under Turkish military occupation. In violation of all UN resolutions and all decisions of the European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey for its illegal presence on the island, Greek Cypriots were prevented from returning to their homes and properties for their mass expulsion.

Displaced persons who became refugees in fact in their own country, suffered more loss of their possessions and goods, the loss of their loved ones, many of which are still unaccounted for as Turkey refuses to make accounts about their fate. Some members of our movement, which at the time were teenagers, were raped by Turkish soldiers and captured as prisoners of war - As to other members, we were raped even our soul and still suffer.

Turkey has uprooted our childhood and our dreams, yet we do not lose hope. We now have our own families and children and we struggle to raise them with the limited means available to us far from our homes. BUT WE DO NOT FORGET THE TRAGEDY OF July 20, 1974.

On your website you say: "As for me, I'm Catholic," (Lopez said on Southern Florida's NBC 6), we would like to inform you that in June of this year, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visited the Republic of Cyprus, but he refused to visit the regions occupied by the Turkish army, not in response to an invitation "official" who came to him. This should be instructive about what this "state" is for Christianity and humanity. We, as Christians and as women who suffered from atrocities committed by Turkey, urge you not to make the trip to Cyprus and not to participate in these celebrations.

The fact that you're world famous, transforming this "party for your birthday" into a trap cleverly camouflaged in favor of Turkey and produce a direct negative impact to the detriment of my country and ourselves, to the extent you Turkish propaganda uses in an effort to forge a false "normality" and false "legitimacy" for the pseudo-state outlaw who is recognized only by Turkey.
When Your Decision, PLEASE consider THAT:

On 20 July 1974 Turkey invaded and occupied part of Cyprus since, and, consequently, of Europe itself;
Turkey perpetrated a purge Ethnic and war crimes against the Greek Cypriots.
We the Mothers IDPs and refugees, to the restoration of our Human Rights and Security in return for our homes and properties.
We require the determination of the fate and whereabouts of missing persons as well as accountability of Turkey.

These facts constitute the truth often overlooked in discussions about Cyprus for reasons of tact and ignored by world leaders who present themselves as defenders of Human Rights. We appeal to you as wife, mother and Christian and we ask that you respect our pain and do not celebrate your birthday in the company of Looters of our history, our past, our present and our future. We count on your sensitivity against violations of human rights worldwide and we would like to solicit your active support in our struggle against imperialism and in our efforts to restore our human rights, in the same way you were fought for awareness about the Mexican women murdered in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua.

I personally put myself at your disposal to provide any useful information in an objective manner and to cooperate with you in every way possible in order to inform the world about these unpunished crimes, committed in Cyprus since 1974. We are confident that you will take the right decision.

Hoping for your response,
Sincerely,

Markella Isaïa-chakka
President

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Interview by Ioannis A. Eliades of the Byzantine Museum of Nicosia

Ioannis A. Eliades : "Many thefts, illegal to steal works of art have given the Church of Cyprus idea to circulate in big cities, notice requiring that all important icons are then harvested for all together in a museum. Alas, this was not possible during the English period (first and second world war, and then the liberation war of Cyprus). With Archbishop Macario, the idea resurfaced in 1960 with the restoration of icons. In 1973 a major restoration workshop is created, ready to accommodate a large number of icons for the formation of the Museum. But the war in 1974, and the Turkish invasion which still has blocked everything. The Museum will be set up until 1982, ie 5 years after the death of the archbishop. Archbishop Macario A Foundation have also found a large library, a gallery of modern art, contemporary center editions. But the great ambition of the museum is to give shelter to the largest possible number of works which seized northern Cyprus. "

- 550 is the number of churches destroyed or abandoned in northern processed for various uses. And an estimated more than 20,000 the number of stolen parts. An enormous wealth that the illegal traffic has spread around the world ...

Ioannis A. Eliades : "Recently we found two great icons of trichome in the hands of a trafficker who held Russian in Switzerland in Zurich. A trial is also underway to repatriate them. "

- Publications, catalogs, exhibitions ... the Museum is engaged in a detailed study of operation and research to find the missing works.

Ioannis A. Eliades : "That's why our Museum had the idea to organize overseas exhibitions. We have already participated in the two editions of the meeting in Rimini in 2008 and 2009. The first year we presented the destruction of churches in Cyprus, showed their condition, asking to do something. While in 2009 we have illustrated the case of works found in Germany ("Hostages in Germany"). Was found in the apartments of a Turkish smuggler in Germany more than 300 works from Cyprus. Placed in receivership for more than 11 years, they are still in Germany. We ask that all works can be together again. "


Ioannis Eliades tells the sad story churches such as St. Barnabas turned into a museum (but icons there are more) and that the monks were forced to leave. It's still a lot of emotion in him when he thinks about the restoration of the frescoes found in Germany after so much effort.

Ioannis A. Eliades : "The Church of Cyprus has paid a sum to find out where were the apartments of the Turkish smuggler. Then there was the sale between September and October 1997, these frescoes have been recovered. When these three paintings you see here have found their place on the wall, we were very moved. We hope that this same process could one day be in the original church "

But in reality the value of these works, which are no less valuable, goes far beyond their capacity Art. By saving and restoring them is the strong Christian identity of the Cypriot people, tied to his land and his faith, which is saved and rebuilt. This same faith who lived all these people forced to leave their homes in the 70's and have managed to save some of the most popular icons, laying in the middle their few personal belongings away in haste, they were more valuable to save. This was the case with this icon ...

Ioannis A. Eliades : "This icon is an example of lost heritage of northern Cyprus. It comes from the Church of Panakia Avracida. The Turks have shot 15 years after the war in 1989. Probably after snatching the frescoes that were inside the church, built in the sixteenth century. They shot down the church and left the cells that surrounded the monastery, this to make it clear that their only aim was to destroy the Church, nothing else. This icon and it is the only witness, the only object that remains of this church. She was rescued by refugees, 74, and was reported by the archdiocese. "


- A approximately fifty churches are located within military camps inaccessible, says Ioannis, and those that were visited are in poor condition. The director of the Byzantine Museum in Nicosia in hopes of security conditions for refugees to return homes and churches to be restored. "Help us to do something," he says forcefully, otherwise there will soon be nothing of this great heritage. " His art is also an urgent appeal to the Pope.

Ioannis A. Eliades : "We ask the pope to do what he can to the cultural heritage of the north, collapsing day after day. Through the President of Cyprus, who died last year, we presented the pope a photo album of occupied churches, their state, so that it can to help, do something. This helps the Pope, Chrysostom It has also sought during his official visit in 2007. This year, we are hopeful that the visit of Benedict XVI makes things grow, we can get permission to restore our churches, because it does not even allow us to restore our churches with our own money. "

(from http://www.h2onews.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224445169)

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The Maronites of Cyprus, an endangered treasure

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Maronite Youth in traditional dress.

By Fady NOUN old Maronite peasant attend Saturday's meeting with Pope Benedict XVI the Catholic communities of Cyprus. They are accustomed to the sun and come from villages with singsong names: Aya Marina, Courmagiti, or Assomatos Carpasha. Villages they were expelled in 1974, 35 years ago, when the invasion of the island by the Turkish army.

The Pope himself who requested that they be seated prominently. The ceremony was largely their destiny. Catholics in Cyprus today, they are first. Certainly, there is also an island in the Latino community related to the Custody of the Holy Land and composed mainly of expatriates and foreign workers. But the two minorities in this country largely Orthodox, the most fragile, most threatened, one that really needs to be rescued is the Maronite community, numbering a few thousand people.

Concern brought to the small Maronite community of Cyprus that irresistibly recalls that John Paul II has shown towards Lebanon. One has the impression that through them the Church Universal wants to save an endangered model. Because there is a real risk of losing the Maronites Cyprus. Driven from their villages, families responded differently to the tragedy. In the villages themselves, the time has stopped. Some former remained, wild, but from another age. Some families who fled their land after languishing, their homes and their churches. The younger generation, she has adapted to this misfortune, and began to look elsewhere.

According to MP Antonis Hagi Russos, representing the Parliament of the Maronite community in Cyprus, 80% of marriages of young Maronites are now "mixed" marriages, so that the next generation, these people will be assimilated to the Greek Cypriot population, or contaminated by the ambient secularism, losing all sense of identity Maronite. The member gave the pope a silver plate on which are inlaid with the names of the Maronite villages in Turkish area, in which he expresses the desire of the people "to reconnect with his roots."

Pope thought he could promise the concrete Maronite Cypriots who cheered Saturday. "I know your desires and sufferings, he told them. I hope that with the assistance of the authorities concerned a life better you will be provided soon. "Where does such an assurance, no one can tell.

course, thanks to the energetic action of Archbishop Boutros Gemayel, now replaced his bishop for having reached the age limit, the Maronite community seems to have recovered. On intensive diplomatic efforts led the Turkish authorities to relax the conditions for villagers' access to their land, so that in three of these, Masses are celebrated again on Sunday. Moreover, some old stayed behind were able to exploit their new land and crops Olive is assured. Not for Aya Marina, interrupt the people involved. This village, in fact, is considered a military zone, and all houses are occupied by Turkish troops.

However, this remedy for healthy he was, must continue to become irreversible. This task is now Bishop Yussef Soueif, successor to Bishop Gemayel, omnipresent during welcoming ceremonies of the Pope. "Failing to return to the village, the village need to send young," says Maria Koikkonnou, a Maronite of Cyprus engaged in preparations the visit.

In other words, the younger generation must be won back to the values of the village, that is to say evangelized again. Hence perhaps the crucial importance that the Pope has given during his visit, priests, consecrated persons and Christian educators. In the homily during Mass in the Chapel of the Holy Cross, he urged them to remain faithful to the Cross of Christ, to be models of consistency face of adversity, even if it means, in some cases, give their lives. "Imagine what the world would be without the Cross?" he told them. The question, indeed, has something to shake.

In the courtyard of the white-hot primary school Maronite, after the speeches and exchanged presents, pictures of village life, beautifully danced and sung, have, by their creativity and sincerity, to forget the sun.

St. Maron, the hermit of the fourth century became the father of a human community of some 7 million people spread around the world, built his first church on the site of a pagan temple. That is, it seems, the fate of the Maronite community: gradually replace the light of the Gospel into the darkness of superstition, even when the light is soft and comes in the guise of the most humane, the simplest joys.

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