Britain's Inane Royal Succession Laws

and Ancient Anti-Catholic Bigotry. In England, because the head of the Church of England is also the reigning Monarch (even if they have like, uh, zero theological training) the monarch cannot be married to a Catholic. That prohibition dates back to the 1600s and the bloody religious wars after the reformation and King Henry offed the heads of a few tossed wives. No Papery in the Royal House of Head-Offing. So if the reigning Monarch is a Man, the King, he can still be King or King-to-be if he is a batchelor, if he marries a Scientologist, a practical Athiest worshipper of snideness a la Hitchens, a Satanist, a New Agey crystal wearing voodooist or a Muslim. He just can't marry a Catholic. ARE YOU KIDDING! HUGE numbers of Catholics live under your House. More than Half of all of Ireland is Catholic. Tony Blair's wife can be catholic and Tony can turn Catholic, but Prince Charles cannot ever give Camilla a title "Queen" because she is Catholic- and divorced (another story.) She also is a bit on the trampey side if you ask me for carrying on adulterously under Diana's nose (sorry Prince Chuck.) http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/15/succession.laws/index.html?hpt=C1 And lets not talk, shall we about the eldest daughter slight. If there are ANY male heirs, even the youngest child who is a dolt and completely uninterested in anything but cricket, polo and football, he gets to be King over the smart saavy oldest sister who speaks five languages and writes poetry in three of them. I for one sincerely hope that they do change the mess. It seems too gracious to call it 'discriminatory.' I think it downright nutty. Schtupit. - and it's not because I think dashing Prince Charles is eventually going to leave Camilla and marry me:-) He does paint lovely watercolors doesn't he. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/35892/amateur-artworks-by-britains-royal-family-are-celebrated-in-england/