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Fun fact about English royalty It’s technically easier for a muslim to become king/queen than for a Catholic. Catholics are the only ones who are banned by la
by shp0ngle 4y ago
Fun fact about English royalty
It’s technically easier for a muslim to become king/queen than for a Catholic.
Catholics are the only ones who are banned by law to become English royals.
- secondcoming 4y agoWell yes, Catholics are/were considered to be loyal to Rome. But I'm pretty sure Tony Blair's government successfully repealed that restriction.
- shp0ngle 4y agoTechnically, Boris Johnson converted to Catholicism during his time as PM, while Blair did afterwards. So BoJo was the first English Catholic PM, I think
- ryanbrunner 4y agoI think they are taking about the restriction that excluded Catholics from the line of succession, which Blair did repeal.