An important message to the Greek American community and the Archdiocese of America was sent yesterday by the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, in his message, for the historical anniversary of 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821………
The President of the USA, after sending his warmest wishes to the Archbishop of America Hopeful, whom he had met during his visit to New York, emphasized that "the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is inspired, is characterized by courage and is distinguished for its leadership ". Such as, in fact, he stressed, "The Archdiocese of America has long fought for social justice, for Human and Political Rights ".
President Biden referred, Furthermore, in the days of the past, when the then Archbishop of America James was the only religious leader in the United States to stand by Martin Luther King, emblematic leader of the civil rights movement, and walked to his side walking beside him and shaking his hand on the historic course in Selma, Alabama.
Trying to build a bridge with today, The US President praised the participation of Archbishop Elpidoforos in the peaceful protest march that took place at the beginning of last June in Brooklyn, New York., on the occasion of the assassination of George Floyd, "With the central message of justice for him and the importance of the lives of our African-American citizens who count as much as the lives of all American citizens., regardless of discrimination ".
Joe Biden described his relationship with the Greek-American community and his relationship with the Greek people as a friendship in Aristotelian terms, "Like a soul dwelling in two bodies", while he characterized as a blessing the life relations he has with many members of the Greek Diaspora, making special reference to the great senator leader Paul Sarbanis, "A staunch defender of the rights of Greece, that we no longer have, as he said, between us".
From his side, Archbishop Elpidoforos in a post on social media expressed his gratitude to the American President for the great honor he did to the Greek-American community by participating in the central event of the Archdiocese of America and for the warm words he reserved for its members.. "We stand by the President serving the values that Greece and the United States of America serve together., ie. the freedom, equality and justice for all ", he stated.