Not that he is planning to do so (to my knowledge), but could King Charles become a Catholic while on the throne?
Does he really have to be an Anglican?
Not that he is planning to do so (to my knowledge), but could King Charles become a Catholic while on the throne?
Does he really have to be an Anglican?
dinosaur (09-20-2022),Old Ridge Runner (09-20-2022)
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Are you just bored?
Old Ridge Runner (09-20-2022)
No. I am researching the history of the monarchy.Originally Posted by Trinnity
James II was the last Catholic king of England.
An act of parliament appears to have prohibited Catholic monarchs, but times have changed.
Edward VIII abdicated so he could marry a divorced woman, but Charles is himself divorced.
I want to know what the Brits think or know about the religious prohibition and if it could be "revisited" if its purpose is no longer culturally relevant.
This stuff is fascinating.
Constitutional crises and all!
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Quark (09-20-2022)
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Hell, man, King Charles III is the head of the Church of England! "Supreme Governor".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprem...rch_of_England
He ain't goin' nowhere!
Quark (09-20-2022)
Queen Anne was James II's daughter.
She died with no living issue (after 17 pregnancies) and her Catholic half-brother's claim to the throne was rejected in favor of her Cousin George of Hanover (George I).
They took the religion thing very seriously around the turn of the 18th century.
Quark (09-20-2022)
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What is he now? I assumed he was already a Catholic, but I know squat about the British Monarchs. Just never cared.
That is what I am getting at. He is head of the state church by an act of parliament, and presumably would have to abdicate if he changed religions.
I concede that is an academic question, but it is one that hasn't been considered much in 70 years, or longer.
Her Majesty epitomized stability in my mind - she was always the queen since I became aware of such things.
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Quark (09-20-2022)
Anglican, which is what you call someone who is of the Church of England.What is he now? I assumed he was already a Catholic, but I know squat about the British Monarchs. Just never cared.
It evolved out of the English Reformation (of the Roman Catholic Church) around 500 years ago.
Last edited by Authentic; 09-20-2022 at 04:57 PM.
Quark (09-20-2022)
After Bloody Mary and then Philip II of Spain's attempt to conquer and reconvert England to Catholicism, being a Catholic in England in the 17th Century became, umm, difficult. I guess "seriously" would be an apt word.
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Authentic (09-20-2022),LadyMoonlight (09-20-2022)
Episcopalians are the Anglicans in America.
I have a relative who really doesn't like Episcopalians, probably because they seem too Catholic.
Quark (09-20-2022)
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