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<snip In toto, they’re giving up death for life. Alan
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(mary) emanated: <snip In toto, they’re giving up death for life. Alan
You mean to "become" the Living Dead? FTT
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(mary) emanated: <snip In toto, they’re giving up death for life. Alan You mean to "become" the Living Dead?
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— Alan Ferris eligo, ergo sum Atheist #1211 EAC(UK)#252 Ironic Torture Div. When the only colour is black – the only sound the broken bell THEN talk to me about why. Spike Milligan www.arcerland.com ICQ UIN: 12811297
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Duke of Kent’s son forfeits royal line to become Roman Catholic ANOTHER member of the royal family has left the Church of England and become a Roman Catholic. Lord Nicholas Windsor, the younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, has forfeited his 25th place in line to the throne as a result of his decision. He follows in the footsteps of his mother, who embraced Catholicism in 1994, becoming the highest profile royal convert in recent times. His brother, the Earl of St Andrews, is also ruled out of the line of succession because he married Silvana Tomaselli, a Canadian academic who is a Catholic. Their uncle, Prince Michael of Kent, lost his right of succession to the throne when he married a Catholic, Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz (now known as Princess Michael), in 1978. According to the Act of Settlement of 1701, no Roman Catholic can accede to the throne and nobody in line can remain in succession if he or she marries or becomes a Roman Catholic. Yesterday Nicholas, 31, confirmed that he had become a Catholic. "I can confirm that it is true, but I would prefer to say no more than that," he said. "I consider the time and place to be a private matter." The reception is understood to have taken place last Easter. It is likely to have been part of the church’s rite of Christian initiation for adults, whereby a group seeking admission to the church is prepared and received together. It is usual for this to culminate in the Easter vigil, the principal act of worship of the Christian year. Nicholas drew unwelcome attention to himself as an 18-year-old when – after finishing his A-levels at Harrow – he was detained with a friend in St James’s Park in London and charged with possession of cannabis. He was let off with a caution because the quantity of the drug found was so small. Recently friends have commented on his deepening interest in the Christian faith. He has become a regular visitor to Heythrop College, a Jesuit foundation within the University of London. His mother joined the Catholic church two years after the Church of England was plunged into turmoil following its decision in 1992 to ordain women priests. The duchess has, however, not become partisan in her religious practice and still regularly attends events at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The duke and duchess, with their family, have for years attended the annual Christmas Eve carol service at the cathedral. The duchess has also given public support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in its determination to preserve its name. The Act of Settlement was passed by parliament to consolidate the position of William of Orange, who took the throne and accepted a bill of rights that debarred anyone who "shall profess the popish religion or shall marry a papist". The act has recently been the subject of considerable controversy as it is seen by many of the 5m Roman Catholics in Britain to be discriminatory and deeply offensive. Senior figures in the Church of England, including the Archbishop of York, as well as senior Labour politicians are sympathetic to amending the act to remove the prohibition on Roman Catholics occupying the throne. http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2001/08/19/stinwenws0302…
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