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January 19, 2007

A Catholic Monarch?

The primate of the Anglican Church in Ireland, Rt. Rev. Alan Harper, has suggested it's time to move beyond the Act of Settlement of 1701 and allow a Catholic to be monarch. This public statement comes only months after Queen Elizabeth stated she would allow Lord Nicholas Windsor to marry at the Vatican, a first in nearly 400 years.

While the prelate's statement is certainly a welcome development from a Catholic perspective, it is unlikely that it will be given serious discussion. Besides, the prospect of Prince William being allowed to marry a Lutheran and not a Catholic gives wonderful irony to "fidei defensor."

Posted by Seth Zirkle at January 19, 2007 10:27 AM

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Would a papist monarch of the UK be any more shocking than a druidic Archbishop of Canterbury?

Posted by: Zach Wendling at January 23, 2007 03:04 PM | permalink

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The bidding is already more than $200,000! Personally, I think this is a really fun and creative way to raise
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Posted by: BJ at April 10, 2007 01:41 PM | permalink

January 19, 2007

A Catholic Monarch?

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