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I'm not disputing stuff like that, my angle is the reading I take of the Bill of Rights (and other parts of the constitution) is that our country is protestant and that the King/Queen and Parliament should be. It depends on how you read the below, but either Charles has done this or has sailed very close to doing so. I certainly don't think in centuries past he would have had these meetings with the Catholic Church.
"That all and every person and persons that is are or shall be reconciled to or shall hold Communion with the See or Church of Rome or shall professe the Popish Religion F3... shall be excluded and be for ever uncapeable to inherit possesse or enjoy the Crowne and Government of this Realme and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging or any part of the same or to have use or exercise any Regall Power Authoritie or Jurisdiction within the same [X6And in all and every such Case or Cases the People of these Realmes shall be and are hereby absolved of their Allegiance]"