Is King Charles a Catholic?

[Piper]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/13/king-charles-religion-faith/

LONDON — At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was anointed with sacred oils by the archbishop of Canterbury and pledged to rule not just according to British laws, but the “laws of God,” in her role as “Supreme Governor of the Church of England” and “Defender of the Faith.”
She was true to that vow. Her devotion to “Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace” was a fundamental and defining, though sometimes overlooked, pillar of her life.

Now, as her son Charles III takes over, he has by all accounts accepted the responsibilities of his religious titles without reservation. But he will bring a markedly different personal vision of religion and spirituality to the role.

 

[Squire Robertsson]

High Church Anglican which can be two steps from Rome.

 

[Piper]

High Church Anglican which can be two steps from Rome.

I don't think there is much difference. However, I watched the tv series The Crown, and they portray Elizabeth's faith as real, even though she was the titular head of the Anglican church.

 

[Martin Marprelate]

In answer to the question of the O.P., there is no indiction that Charles III is a closet Roman Catholic as Charles II was.
Unless there is a change in the coronation oath, he will promise to 'uphold the Reformed Protestant faith established by law.'
Of his own personal faith, I suppose we shall have to wait and see, though we might get an indication in his first Christmas message.

 

[Marooncat79]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/13/king-charles-religion-faith/

LONDON — At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was anointed with sacred oils by the archbishop of Canterbury and pledged to rule not just according to British laws, but the “laws of God,” in her role as “Supreme Governor of the Church of England” and “Defender of the Faith.”
She was true to that vow. Her devotion to “Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace” was a fundamental and defining, though sometimes overlooked, pillar of her life.

Now, as her son Charles III takes over, he has by all accounts accepted the responsibilities of his religious titles without reservation. But he will bring a markedly different personal vision of religion and spirituality to the role.

You are misreading

she swore to be “defender of THE faith” solely Christian

he says that he will be a “defender of faith”. As in any religion

 

[Marooncat79]

You are misreading

she swore to be “defender of THE faith” solely Christian

he says that he will be a “defender of faith”. As in any religion

My resource is Paul Jones

 

[rsr]

Here's his declaration to the Scots:

"I, Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of My other Realms and Territories, King, Defender of the Faith, do faithfully promise and swear that I shall inviolably maintain and preserve the Settlement of the true Protestant Religion as established by the Laws made in Scotland in prosecution of the Claim of Right and particularly by an Act intituled 'An Act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government' and by the Acts passed in the Parliament of both Kingdoms for Union of the two Kingdoms, together with the Government, Worship, Discipline, Rights and Privileges of the Church of Scotland."

Ironically, Defender of the Faith was originally granted by the pope to Henry VIII for his defense of the Roman Catholic Church against the Reformers; the titles Most Catholic Majesty and Most Christian Majesty had already been taken. Paul III revoked the title but the English Parliament, calculating that if it had the power to recognize Henry as Head of the Church in England, it certainly could restore his Catholic title.

 

[VDMA]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/13/king-charles-religion-faith/

LONDON — At her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was anointed with sacred oils by the archbishop of Canterbury and pledged to rule not just according to British laws, but the “laws of God,” in her role as “Supreme Governor of the Church of England” and “Defender of the Faith.”
She was true to that vow. Her devotion to “Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace” was a fundamental and defining, though sometimes overlooked, pillar of her life.

Now, as her son Charles III takes over, he has by all accounts accepted the responsibilities of his religious titles without reservation. But he will bring a markedly different personal vision of religion and spirituality to the role.

Whatever he may claims to be, he’s a nominal Christian at best.