why isn't prince william alloud to marry a catholic? i think he can choose who he wants!?

Question

i think he should be able to choose who he wants to be with. He is old enough to make his own choses. even if she is catholic or anoy other faith in god. as long as they love each other. His mom would be proud of him if she was still alive today!

Answer 1

It isn't up to you, is it?
If he wants to marry a catholic he will have to renounce the throne. It is in the rules of the job.

Answer 2

There are laws that say who and who not may be on the throne;since Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church to form his own church,and the problems with his daughter,Queen Mary,further causing even more division not only in the family but between Catholics and Protestants,the powers that be proclaimed Anglican-only for the monarchy who also are heads of the church.
Charles has expressed an interest in becoming defender of the faiths and not the faith,so who knows if this qualification will change in the future.
Visit http://www.royal.gov.uk for more information.

Answer 3

Because Queen Elizabeth I made sure that no Prince/ss of England who would succeed to the throne would be allowed a Catholic to INFLUENCE them in Papist ways. Much blood was shed in getting away from Catholicism 2x by the English people. Once when King Henry VIII was King and then Bloody Queen Mary re-instated Catholicism and (why do you think she was called Bloody Mary?) because she destroyed anyone who defied the Catholics.

Her sister had the courage to stand up to her and destroy and burn the Priests in England when Queen Mary died. The Pope tried to have her assassinated more than once and she returned the favor, unfortunately she was not able to accomplish her goal. Fortunately, neither was he. It was a horrible time and people were glad to be able to look ahead, and not to enriching the church, but their own state!

So, the laws in England state that anyone who marries a Catholic (and if they DON'T convert to the Anglican Church) then they are removed from the line of succession to the Throne, without any chance to get back in (unless they're fortunate and their wife/husband dies).

Answer 4

The monarch to the British throne is, by the Act of Settlement 1701, forbidden from marrying a Catholic. William can marry a Catholic if he wants, though he would lose his right to the throne if he did so. I don't know if the Act specifies that ex-Catholics would be a problem, so conversion might be a solution.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, I don't think the British monarchy is going to take its cues from you. William cannot marry a Catholic, not because he will be the head of the Church of England, but because after the Civil War, there was considerable anti-Catholic feeling, particularly as the Stewarts were Catholic, leading to the ban in the Act of the Settlement.

And furthermore, as much as William should marry for love, the girl he marrys will be our future queen, and must be appropriate for that role. It may be unfair, but it is the burden that royalty must bear, and if he does love someone who is unsuitable, he can always follow his uncle David in abdicating his right to the throne.

Answer 6

God help us if he married you. You really are stupid aren't you? Ever hear of spell check?
alloud????? Isn't it ALLOWED? The king of England as head of the Anglican church cannot marry a Catholic.

Answer 7

It is against the law for him to marry a catholic. It's just that simple.

Answer 8

Because when he becomes king he will also become the head of the Church of England and be given the title of "Defender of the Faith".

Answer 9

Because the royal family hate catholics. It's written into their job description

Answer 10

Coz Catholics are Hypocrites