Before he died in 1994, a Greek monk named Elder Paisios told
his compatriots to turn to faith in hard times. The monk is said
to have predicted the economic crisis — as well as a triumphant
return of a Greek empire. With unemployment now at Great
Depression levels, many Greeks see him as a prophet. But that
bothers Philippos Loizos, a 27-year-old scientist. "It seems
like every time there's a crisis in Greece, there's a search for
saviors," says Loizos. "We wait for a sign from God or an
enlightened leader. Greeks haven't figured out how to problem-
solve, so we wait for someone else to save us." Loizos set up a
Facebook page that criticized Elder Paisios as xenophobic and
close-minded. He also mocked the monk's name — Paisios became
Pastitsios, like the Greek pasta dish. He even Photoshopped a
slice of pastitsio on the monk's face. "I got a lot of postings
and messages through the page," he says. "Most were against what
I was doing, and I got threatened and called names. But some
people said, 'Bravo, we're w