tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post7915952180961387260..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Britain's Monarchy can be Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu or Bush Born Baptist but they can't be CatholicRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-79456644289630156192011-04-29T23:28:45.315+01:002011-04-29T23:28:45.315+01:00While watching (taped) the wedding this morning wi...While watching (taped) the wedding this morning with my youngest son, he asked if anyone can be Catholic in Britain's royal family and I had to say no, but could not really explain why. He reckoned it has something to do with jolly old King Henry VIII . . . Good Lord. But, having read this, I can explain a bit why. <br /><br />My children have only just now realized what a Anglophile I am. Lord, have mercy.Sarah Oldhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169484284618791110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-35660653533757404122011-04-28T21:40:39.464+01:002011-04-28T21:40:39.464+01:00Yes, you are correct, Father but 'being in com...Yes, you are correct, Father but 'being in communion with the Church of England' is one of those phrases that may be taken a number of ways. It would certainly preclude Catholics as we would not enter into such an agreement but those of other faiths may feel less specific about it (and certainly, the Anglican Church does have an elastic approach to doctrinal and other issues, that's not meant to be insulting, just a fact).Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-36502266651827164192011-04-28T20:42:55.147+01:002011-04-28T20:42:55.147+01:00Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the Act of...Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the Act of Settlement states that the monarch must be in Communion with the Church of England. That I think would eliminate the 'Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu' part of the post title and make doubtful, while not impossible, for the 'Bush Born Baptist' to be considered for the succession. Part of the 'job description' of the British Monarch is to be the Head of the Church of England, which makes it rather like those permissible 'exemptions' one finds in equality legislation.Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.com