May 12, 2004
MORE FUN WITH THE ROYALS:
Pilgrim prince joins Greek monks for an Orthodox break (Helena Smith, May 12, 2004, The Guardian)
Prince Charles was last night following the punishing schedule of life on Mount Athos, the remote religious community in northern Greece which he has under taken to support financially.The prince, who was introduced to the male-only enclave by his cousin Constantine, the former king of Greece, will remain there until the weekend. Courtiers described the visit as "a very private affair".
However, the prince's keen interest in eastern Orthodox Christianity has become a talking point in Greece amid claims, fuelled partly by local clerics, that he may be considering converting to the religion. Officials at St James's Palace deny the suggestion.
Blair's a crypto-Catholic; Michael Howard is Jewish; Charles goes Orthodox...is anyone Anglican anymore? Posted by Orrin Judd at May 12, 2004 3:50 PM
I thought Charles was secretly Muslim.
Posted by: David Cohen at May 12, 2004 4:37 PMCharles' "faith of the month" club...
Posted by: M. Murcek at May 12, 2004 5:33 PMIn either event, it would be a serious constitutional problem for Charles. Under the Act of Settlement (1702?) a presumptive heir to the throne cannot become the King unless he is a communicant of the Church of England or the Reformed Kirk of Scotland. I do not know if the rules of either of those churches prohibit dual memberships. A muslim who claims to be a member of another faith is appostate and must be killed on the spot as an act of jihad.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at May 12, 2004 5:40 PMThe archbishop of Canterbury says he still is. And shoot! - don't forget Howard Dean!
Posted by: Paul Velmieux at May 12, 2004 5:50 PMAw, come on - I can forget Howard Dean if I want to.
Posted by: John Barrett Jr. at May 12, 2004 9:19 PMGee, I kind of figured the prince to be a Kabbalah type of guy...
Posted by: John at May 12, 2004 10:34 PMAm I the only one who noticed that it is an all-male establishment? Maybe Diana was right!
Posted by: Oswald Booth Czolgosz at May 12, 2004 11:22 PMOswald:
You're joking. Membership of the CofE is something like 80% female.
Posted by: Brit at May 13, 2004 6:09 AMBrit:
That explains a great deal, although I think Oswald was referring to Mount Athos.
Posted by: Peter B at May 13, 2004 7:54 AMOne way to get away from the Papparazzi for a while, unless there are a few there undercover.
Posted by: genecis at May 13, 2004 8:43 AMI thinnk Chesterton said that the best thing about British Aristocrats is that nobody can take them seriously.
Posted by: Ken at May 13, 2004 12:45 PMOswald:
It is an all male establishment until the EUnics catch up to.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at May 15, 2004 9:58 PM