Konrad Adenauer – Catholic and papal luminary

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Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and a fervent supporter of European unification, is celebrated as a shining light of recent history. Less emphasized, however, is the fact that the Cologne CDU politician was also a devout follower of the Roman Catholic Church, showered with awards like a lavishly decorated “Christian” Christmas tree, and a useful advocate for Roman Catholic interests.

Catholic magazine commemorates Konrad Adenauer

The Vatican’s Roman Catholic mouthpiece magazine, CNA, for its German-language offering, headquartered in Washington DC, USA, commemorates the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer. (Source). CNA Europe, on the other hand, is operated by Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), headquartered in Irondale, Alabama, USA. This media company is one of the largest religious networks worldwide.

Adenauer, the First

Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967), from Cologne, was the first German Chancellor of the post-war era, serving from 1949 to 1963. CNA describes the former Chancellor as a devout Catholic who was particularly devoted to his faith and Europe. He was 73 years old when he took office and 87 when he resigned in 1963. He is considered one of the pioneers of European integration. Adenauer consistently attended Mass every Sunday. His son Paul became a priest.

The Catholic magazine emphasized that the former Chancellor had been a friend of Catholic social teaching. This social teaching has not only remained relevant to the present day, but is being increasingly emphasized by the Church of Rome. It is a thoroughly Hellenistic philosophy based on natural law, but not on the standards of the Gospel, of which the Roman Catholic Church ultimately claims to be the representative. (Info).

EU flag – background design

Regarding the topic of “Europe” (actually the EU), CNA describes the interesting background to the design of the EU flag with its 12 stars. According to them, the motif in Revelation 12 served as inspiration: a woman standing on a crescent moon with 12 stars arranged above her head. The Catholic Church (of course) refers to this woman as an image of Mary.

For the Church of Rome, Mary is the mother of its own incarnation, the bearer of its worshipful offspring. Mary, the icon, the idol, the figurehead of Roman Catholic doctrine, however, has as little to do with the Gospel in the Catholic version as a Muslim has with roast pork for lunch during Ramadan. Rather, her origins are to be found in ancient Egypt (Info).

A statement describing the EU flag, which Adenauer is also said to have endorsed. As a devout Catholic, it was ultimately expected that he would faithfully follow the directives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (today the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, originally the Inquisition). The blue color of the EU flag is associated with the “Eternal Virgin, Mother of God.”

However, the 12 stars above the woman’s head in Revelation 12 mean something completely different (Info).

Adenauer – politician and Catholic

Well, Konrad Adenauer was the recipient of (at least) 56 orders, awarded by numerous countries around the world. (Source and here, (Stiftung-Konrad-Adenauer-Haus) was “much more Catholic” than one might expect. This included Japan, Thailand, and Colombia.

Had Konrad Adenauer applied “full decoration” to festive occasions, every Soviet officer would have looked like a recruit cleaning a field kitchen.

Some very interesting orders

In this context, the papal decorations awarded to Konrad Adenauer appear particularly interesting. The former Chancellor was clearly “far more Catholic” than one might assume. The awarding body was not the Roman Catholic Church, but the “Holy See.” While the Church naturally represents the ecclesiastical aspect of the papacy, the Holy See is the state, that is, not religious, but political power. The Bible also distinguishes here between a woman (or harlot for the community/church) and an beast (state, political). Prime examples are Revelation 17 (harlot) and Revelation 13:1-10 (beast from the sea).

Papal affections

The state branch of the Papacy bestowed upon its faithful flock:
-Order of the Golden Spur or Golden Militia
-Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
-Order of Christ

Adenauer was also a Knight of the Teutonic Order (Ordo Teutonicus), a Roman Catholic order which, along with the Order of Malta, originated from the knightly orders of the Crusades (e.g., the Knights Templar). The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem was founded by Pope Pius IX and is subject to canon law. The order’s aim was to promote the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land.

The Order of the Southern Cross, awarded to Adenauer by Brazil, has also been bestowed upon Queen Elizabeth II, Che Guevara, and Benjamin Netanyahu, among others. Thus, it was awarded to a very diverse international group.

“Of course”, Malta shouldn’t be missing either

Additionally, and probably the most important order, was Adenauer’s award, or rather elevation to Knight of the Order of Malta (Knight of Malta, Order of the Papacy).

The Order of Malta, in particular, illustrates that a knight is not merely a representative of a carnival society, but rather someone bound by oath to be unconditionally loyal to his master as a knight and thus a servant. The supreme master of the military and sovereign Order of Malta (a state registered with the UN) is the Papacy!

The official diplomatic representative of the Order of Malta for exchanges with the Federal Government could certainly have been withdrawn during Adenauer’s time in office, given that such a representative of this profession directly pulls the political strings and pushes the buttons.

EEC (EU) in the shadow of the Pontiff

Konrad Adenauer placed “Europe” (EU) at the center of his vision. Given the Church of Rome’s strong support, the beginning of the European community of nations culminated in the treaty aptly named “Treaty of Rome” (March 25, 1957). The EEC (European Economic Community) marked the start of this process.

A key driving force behind the European community was Józef Retinger, a former Jesuit novice and principal founder of the Bilderberg Conference, a native of Krakow, Poland. He also founded the European Movement and the Council of Europe.

It is also significant that the Treaty of Rome was signed in the Hall of the Horatii and Curiatii in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The Capitoline Hill had already served as the site of triumphal processions held in ancient Rome to celebrate victories in wars and conquests. Several legends surround the Horatii and Curiatii. They were of fraternal descent from the early Roman aristocracy, once enemies (around the 7th century BC), but ultimately champions of Rome’s interests.

You can look at it however you want.

It was therefore only logical that the celebratory event in 2017, marking the 60th anniversary, took place in the same palace as the founding ceremony on March 25, 1957, at precisely 6 p.m. The signing of the treaty was “supervised” by an oversized statue of Pope Sixtus IV enthroned and giving his blessing, not far from a close-up portrait of Emperor Constantine.

“All roads lead to Rome,” an internationally well-known proverb that could certainly be expanded to include: “…and all (geo-)political interests lead…”

The recipients of the Konrad Adenauer Prize certainly have the same reason for pride as the distinguished contributors of the highly esteemed Charlemagne Prize. Charlemagne, crowned the first dignitary of the Roman Empire by his “superior,” Pope Leo III, on Christmas Day in the year 800, for the first secular overlordship of the “Holy Roman Empire,” entirely in the style of the ancient Roman Empire.

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