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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

Darat said:
As I mentioned above she is not Queen Consort, if she survives Charles her title will remain* Queen or Queen Camilla, it will not need a qualification as Charles' grandmother had to settle for. It is an apparently very important point for Charles which is why he dropped the consort and made her a "full queen" as quickly as he dared.

All this mean nothing to us commoners but is apparently extremely important for the royals.

ETA: *Unless the next monarch of course decides otherwise, and given how much consideration Charles gave his mother's wishes once she was dead i.e. none I suppose she may find herself falling down the ladder of who has to bow to who first.
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Actually she will remain president of the 12 colonies until either the Airbenders bring balance to the force or the Tardis is returned to the Romulans.

(That's how this stuff sounds to the average American)
 
I Am The Scum said:
Actually she will remain president of the 12 colonies until either the Airbenders bring balance to the force or the Tardis is returned to the Romulans.

(That's how this stuff sounds to the average American)
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As an American, should you ever come into contact with UK royalty, just do what Trump did and walk in front of them. Perhaps slap their back and say, 'Your palace is big but ours are bigger!'
 
catsmate said:
The CoE is the Established Church, headed by the monarch, so yes it really is a political issue.
IIRR more than four-fifths the UK population favours disestablishment and more than half the Anglicans likewise.
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Would it have any actual impact? I mean think established churches are a bad idea but for all those basically agnostic nations in Europe that still have established religions, does it really matter?
 
ahhell said:
Would it have any actual impact? I mean think established churches are a bad idea but for all those basically agnostic nations in Europe that still have established religions, does it really matter?
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There are CofE bishops that get to sit in our second chamber, disestablishment would remove those, so that's one distinct change.
 
ahhell said:
Would it have any actual impact? I mean think established churches are a bad idea but for all those basically agnostic nations in Europe that still have established religions, does it really matter?
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Yes. The CoE uses it's access to the political arena to attempt to push their agenda.
Darat said:
There are CofE bishops that get to sit in our second chamber, disestablishment would remove those, so that's one distinct change.
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Indeed. But then perhaps it's time to implement the century old plan for an elected upper house.
 
ahhell said:
Would it have any actual impact? I mean think established churches are a bad idea but for all those basically agnostic nations in Europe that still have established religions, does it really matter?
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Well, speaking as a Presbyterian (of the specifically Methodist form of Dissenting) atheist, I object to bishops...Actually, I'll stop there - I just object to bishops. Sodding Episcopalians!
 
I must admit that the title of this thread sounded like a 'not the nine o'clock news' headline:

"The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned...

... so that he can spend more time with his choir boys."
 
Darat said:
There are CofE bishops that get to sit in our second chamber, disestablishment would remove those, so that's one distinct change.
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The fact that there are seats in the House of Lords specifically for Church of England bishops is a matter that is often missed, in my experience.

It isn't just that the Head of State is also the Head of the Church, it's that the Church has a direct and active role in government.
 
Darat said:
There are CofE bishops that get to sit in our second chamber, disestablishment would remove those, so that's one distinct change.
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Disestablishmentarianism.*

The bishops and archbishops thing goes back to the crusades and the need to install a king by divine right over everybody else to establish a kingdom. So bring in the Archbishop of Canterbury, number one prelate of the UK to sanctify it. The monarchy needs the bishops more than anyone.

*That's it. I just wanted to use one of the longest words in English. :wink:
 
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns

Well, that's better than some other offboarding scenarios.
 
And Welby demonstrates, yet again, that he really is a bit clueless about this whole tghing and his own culpability in it - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-for-the-hurt-caused-by-farewell-lords-speech - making a sodding stupid "woe is ickle me" speech and then a non-apology for his ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ridiculous speech.

And all this only a couple of weeks after Hislop (The Editor Writes in the last Private Eye) hammered him for not understanding things like contrition...Man is a total tosser.
 
Good to see that the church will be in safe hands with the Archbishop of York looking after it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwydgjevx70o


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The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is facing calls to resign over his handling of a sexual abuse case, days before he takes temporary charge of the Church of England.

As Bishop of Chelmsford, Mr Cottrell let priest David Tudor remain in post in the diocese despite knowing he had been barred by the Church from being alone with children and had paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim, a BBC investigation reveals.

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