Queen Elizabeth: A Protestant monarch applauded by Catholics as a fine Christian

Queen Elizabeth: A Protestant monarch applauded by Catholics as a fine Christian Queen Elizabeth II speaks with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican in 2014. Photo: CNS

In a secularising world, her religious faith has indeed been a beacon, writes Mary Kenny When Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952 she would have been regarded as essentially a Protestant monarch. This was factually the case. Every British monarch since the Hanover dynasty in the 18th Century has been pledged to…

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