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Calls for reform as royal fiancee drops Catholicism
Calls for an end to the Act of Settlement have been renewed after the fiancée of the Queen's grandson converted to Anglicanism in order to protect his succession to the throne.Autumn Kelly, 29, confirmed she had renounced her Catholicism just weeks ahead of her wedding to Peter Phillips, who is 11th in line to the throne.
Although Buckingham Palace has insisted she did this of her own accord, the Catholic Church of Scotland [sic] said the move highlighted that the anachronistic law needed to be changed.
A spokesman for the Catholic Church said: "This is nothing short of state-sponsored sectarianism. It has highlighted the discrimination inherent in the law."
Full story at The Scotsman.
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