2007-06-24 06:11:08 · 8 answers · asked by Crystal H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
By law, the reigning King or Queen of the United Kingdom, is required to be a member of the protestant Anglican Church of England, due to the fact that they are the 'Supreme Governor' of the Church of England, with the title of ‘Defender of the Faith', with the power to appoint bishops within that church. Therefore, no reigning sovereign can be a Roman Catholic (as the Catholic Church regards the Church of England as heretical), nor can they marry a Roman Catholic, because the Catholic Church requires that any children of such a marriage would have to be baptized into the Catholic faith.
2007-06-24 06:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Trajan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Defender of the Faith" and "Supreme Governor of the Church of England", Elizabeth II is titular head of the Church of England, making the Royals Anglicans South of the Clyde (whatever their personal beliefs). In Scotland, however, the Queen is just an ordinary member of the Church of Scotland. When Princess Ann remarried for a second time, she was wed in a Church of Scotland ceremony.
Perhaps because of the recent influx of immigrants into the United Kingdom, Prince Charles has let it be known that he would like to become "Defender of the Faiths" (notice the plural) rather than "Defender of the Faith" when he becomes king.
2007-06-25 23:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The are Protestants, particularly The Church of England. Henry VIII made the Church of England after he got so mad at the pope because he wouldn't agree to annul the marriage between himself and Catherine of Aragon (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella Of Spain's daughter). Ever since then, England has been Protestant (except for the rule of Mary I, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's daughter). And the King or Queen of England has always been the head of the Church of England. Elizabeth II is the head, then next will be Prince Charles, and then Prince William, and then who knows!
2007-06-24 13:14:08 · answer #3 · answered by bizhoneywell 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The religion is called Anglican in the U.K and Episcopal in America.
Boaz.
2007-06-24 13:15:33 · answer #4 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some were protestant and very few were catholic, however the people hated catholic king and queen, in those time catholics were treated badly, and if you were a catholic you could go to jail if the police catch you doing catholic stuff some people those day pretended to be prostestant because they don't want to got to jail. In histories said there was a queen in the british family that was a catholic, it was said that she marry a catholic man and he became king, when she got off the throne the people were happy, and unhappy when there was another catholic king or queen came to the throne.
2007-06-26 05:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by orgauno 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are Church of England, or Anglican,a Protestant denomination.
2007-06-24 13:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Church of England. I think it is similar to Episcopalian
2007-06-24 13:14:49 · answer #7 · answered by Horns up bitches! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Church of England.
2007-06-24 13:14:16 · answer #8 · answered by JT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋