Fiancée of British royal abandons Catholicism to preserve succession

CNA ^ | May 2, 2008

[RockinRight]

What a crock. I can’t believe that the monarchy has such a restriction. Especially considering that 90% of the UK is nonreligious at all these days.

Can’t marry a Catholic? Sheesh.

[NYer]

“Autumn is a very serious and intelligent young woman. She may be young, but she knows the world. And he’s a great guy. Isn’t that what counts?”

Absolutely! (/sarcasm)

[Tennessee Nana]

I can’t believe that the monarchy has such a restriction.
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Yes they do

The Queen is the head of the Church of England...the Anglican Church..

[Radl]

I wonder what the Brits would say if the U.S. had a rule like that for muslims.

[Oratam]

What does it profit a man (or woman) if he (or her spouse) gain the world (or England) but lose his (or her) immortal soul? A cynical materialistic choice made worse by the fact that this guy’s never going to be king.

[CarrotAndStick]

It’s a technical issue.

Britain, is not a republic.

[markomalley]

I wonder what the Brits would say if the U.S. had a rule like that for muslims.

More to the point, I wonder...if the prince fell for a relatively secular Pak girl (some of them are attractive, after all), if the muzzies in the UK would be terribly passè about it?

[B Knotts]

But don’t you think it a bit odd that a Muslim could be in the line of succession, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist, but not a Catholic?

[ikka]

I don’t know if you are coming at it from the Catholic side, but you do know that the Church of England and Roman Catholicism are not too far off from each other, don’t you?

[RFEngineer]

“I can’t believe that the monarchy has such a restriction”

The roots such a restriction was a time when Rome favored Spain over England, hundreds of years ago. Seems like an anachronism today, sure, but whaddya gonna do?

You may as well ask Catholics to ordain women priests for all the good it will do.

[CarrotAndStick]

"...some of them are attractive, after all..."

You were saying?

;^)

[SeaHawkFan]

What a crock. I can’t believe that the monarchy has such a restriction. Especially considering that 90% of the UK is nonreligious at all these days. Can’t marry a Catholic? Sheesh.

If she cared at all about her faith, she never would have started dating him in the first place. If he is eleventh in line to the throne, he has virtually zero chance of becoming king in first place; so what is the big deal.

[Eepsy]

“Why Richard, it profits a man nothing to lose his soul for the whole world... but for Wales?”

-Thomas More in “A Man For All Seasons”

[Oratam]

That's exactly the scene I had in my mind as I posted that. Good eye!

Do you suppose members of the royal family watched that movie (the Academy Award Winner of 1966) and squirmed uncomfortably in their seats?

Nah, cynical materialists all.

[Oratam]

Miss Autumn has visions of diamond tiaras dancing in her head. Now she has a VIP seat in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day and gets to wear an ermine robe and place a coronet on her head to shouts of "Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!"

I stand by my initial post.

[Alberta's Child]

But don’t you think it a bit odd that a Muslim could be in the line of succession, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist, but not a Catholic?

That's exactly right. That law in England dating back to 1701 does not require a member of the royal family in the line of succession to be an Anglican -- it prohibits them from being a Catholic.

It seems to me that a nation where Osama bin Laden could be king -- but any Catholic cannot -- isn't long for this world.

[ladyjane]

Lose her immortal soul?

Wow, you know that for sure?

[wafflehouse]

you should read some history of England.. very interesting reading

[narses]

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