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Bisbee's avatar

Given the King's very public aberrent "private" life regarding adultery, remarriage after adultery and the current state of the C of E, Charles shall be a fitting "Supreme Governor of the Church of England."

His Mother's royal assent to the ordination of women bishops, same sex unions and acceptance of laxity in abortion laws seems to indicate that the C of E through the General Synod ran her, not the other was around. The will of the Woke seems to have taken her place as "Supreme Governor of the Church of England."

The title, "Defender of the Faith" given by Pope Leo X to Henry the VIII for a book attributed to the King defending the Seven Sacraments against Luther seemed quite at odds with Henry's later actions and theology.

That the English monarch has carried a term, given by a bishop of Rome seems odd since XIX Article of the XXXIX Articles of Religion of the C of E clearly states:

"As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria and Antioch, have erred, so also the Church of Rome, not only in their manner of living and ceremonies, but also in matters of Faith."

Isn't keeping the title a bit duplicitous and dishonest?

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A person can't very well be the head of a Protestant church, and *also* be a Catholic, because a man cannot serve two masters.

I will pray that whoever doesn't like the rule about not receiving communion will read that modern classic of obedience in the face of unpopularity "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus" and embrace its teachings with all the enthusiasm of a wiggly four year old who has been looking forward to the kind of story time where you get to participate in delegated authority.

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