Javier Solana's Strange Condolences to the Catholic Church

by Constance Cumbey

April 9, 2005:

Despite Ian Paisley's claims that Javier Solana is a devout Catholic, the truth is that he is instead more likely staunchly anti-clerical. His late grandfather, Spanish writer/Diplomat/Oxford professor Salvador de Madariaga was amused by claims that he, Madariaga, was Catholic. Salvador de Madariaga recounts in his memoirs, Morning before Noon, that he was so very amused to find himself on a list of Catholics teaching at Oxford. Madariaga wrote that he was so pleased that the author of the list was able to determine what he had never been able to determine for himself -- his religion, if any. Salvador de Madariaga was so determinedly anti-clerical that he never permitted the baptism of either of his two daughters, Nieves and Isabel.

http://wais.stanford.edu/Religion/religion_inmexsexandclergy4902.html

In 1983 when I was busy lecturing on the anti-clerical/anti-Semitic aspects of the New Age Movement, Javier Solana was at meetings giving Marxist salutes:

http://www.blessedquietness.com/solanamarxist.jpg

What increased the strangeness of this political gesture was that by his accounts, Javier Solana had resigned his Marxist causes effective September 29, 1979.

Nevertheless, even I was unprepared for his very strange statement issued April 3, 2005, the day after the pope's death. It gave 'condolences to the Catholic Church for the disappearance' of Pope John Paul II. "DISAPPEARANCE"?!

http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/declarations/84440.pdf

"I wish to express my deep sorrow and heartfelt condolences to the Catholic Church, and to the Holy See, for the disappearance of His Holiness, John Paul II. "The world - not just people of catholic faith - has lost an unforgettable spiritual leader, an enlightenedchampion of peace and solidarity for all. We will sorely miss a great European spirit of our times.”

That brought back some troubling memories from my earliest days of researching the New Age Movement. David Spangler had written in his book, REVELATION: THE BIRTH OF A NEW AGE that those who did not receive their New Age 'messiah' would disappear. They would be released from 'physical incarnation' to go to another dimension. Hopefully, this was not Solana's interpretation. However, considering that his mother was into Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh cum "Osho" and his grandfather appeared on the same letterhead as with David Spangler as endorser's of Donald Key's (a former Lucis Trust administrator who worked with New Age pioneers Alice and Foster Bailey) Planetary Citizens, who knows?

Considering that Solana has flown his Club of Rome flags so openly on his official bios is another hint that he might have leanings sympathetic to this world of occult interpretation. Solana is a capable linguist and writer, employing equally capable linguists and writers. I am certain that he would not have given casual thought to a public statement issued on the death of what he called such a "great European" as the Pope? So, why did Solana choose the word "disappear"? I for one would like to know. Maybe there is an innocent explanation. Maybe not.

http://cumbey.blogspot.com/2005/04/javier-solanas-strange-condolences-to.html