[Conservative til I die]

In reading a very good, concise history of the Church (a pro-Catholic history, not the usual anti-Catholic fantasy) and I was surprised at how the Church favored the monarchy over the reformist/liberal governments that sprung up in the 1800s. THe author seemed very pro-monarchy as well, with the Church being the giver of power by way of God.

[Alberta's Child]

I was surprised at how the Church favored the monarchy over the reformist/liberal governments that sprung up in the 1800s. The author seemed very pro-monarchy as well, with the Church being the giver of power by way of God.

You have to remember that there was a very good practical reason for the Church to favor a monarchy. The Church fathers knew that most people are not capable of understanding Christianity, so there was always a feeling that it would be much easier to convert a royal family than an entire nation. If the king was a true Christian, then most of his subjects would become Christians because they were not capable of having original thoughts of their own.