U.K. to end ban on Catholics in Church of Scotland role

U.K. to end ban on Catholics in Church of Scotland role

The U.K. government unveiled a bill Thursday to end a ban on Catholics serving as the British monarch’s representative at the Presbyterian Church of Scotland’s annual assembly.Elish Angiolini, pictured in 2021. UK Government via Wikimedia (OGL).The bill was introduced after King Charles III took the unprecedented step of nominating a practicing Catholic as the Lord High Commissioner to the Church of Scotland’s 2025 general assembly.But the appoi…

UK to lift ban on Catholics in Scottish church role

A new bill has been introduced in the UK's House of Commons to lift the ban on Catholics serving as the King’s representative at the Church of Scotland’s annual general assembly. Lady Eilish Angiolini KC, a practising Catholic and former lord advocate, has been appointed as the lord high