Posted on 10/28/2021 6:39:07 PM PDT by marshmallow
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As is evidenced by the quantity of Netflix/Hallmark/Lifetime movies on the subject, Americans are somewhat obsessed with royalty.
Case in point is the popularity of Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke Eduard of Austria, who since 2015 has served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
At last count, the archduke has 41,700 followers on Twitter — the majority of whom are Americans.
Habsburg-Lothringen was in Washington on Oct. 21 to attend a Mass on the feast day of his relative Blessed Karl of Austria at St. Mary Mother of God Church. He presented a program about the life and legacy of the last reigning emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire, who died in exile in 1922 at age 34.
The archduke shared his thoughts on the royalty phenomenon and what faith and family life is like for a person of royal heritage.
“I would say that Americans are fascinated with royalty, either because it is something rather exotic in everyday American life or perhaps because they see something pure and reliable in it, mostly through impressive, extraordinary characters like Blessed Emperor Karl,” said Habsburg-Lothringen.
Blessed Karl, who was deeply devoted to the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was beatified by St. John Paul II in 2004.
Living out his own royal love story, the archduke and his wife, Baroness Maria Habsburg-Lothringen, have been married 26 years. “It was the greatest decision of our lives. We heartily recommend marriage. We have six beautiful children, five of them daughters.”
As Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican, Habsburg-Lothringen has been very impressed by what his own country is doing for families.
“The government is running an ambitious program to encourage couples to have more children which has resulted in a growing number of marriages and children......
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Everyone in the world with half a brain, knows this pope is a fake, and a satanic high priest.
National leaders should stay far away from this pagan freak, but they won’t, as Vatican is central to the global socialist agenda.
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