tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post9146908867486614614..comments2023-05-02T02:06:34.521-07:00Comments on Mad for Monaco: Religious Questions & CharleneMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post-53631126037465925152011-03-09T18:35:29.182-08:002011-03-09T18:35:29.182-08:00It puzzles me, but it is fairly common for many Pr...It puzzles me, but it is fairly common for many Protestants in the U.S. to exclude Catholics when they talk about "Christians".<br />Do they forget that before their ancestors embraced the Reform, their relatives were more than likely all Catholics?<br />Way over 90% of all Americans whose ancestors came from Europe, whether they know it or not, descend from families who were (until a certain point) Catholic. It doesn't matter if you were Spanish, English, Dutch or Danish; everybody was Catholic (Christian, as it was called) before the early 1500, and most of Europe remained so well into the XVII and XVIII centuries.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318932684973478335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post-28487630687650228512011-03-02T22:06:45.782-08:002011-03-02T22:06:45.782-08:00Perhaps, but I hope not. I hope she meant Christia...Perhaps, but I hope not. I hope she meant Christian only in the sense of not really taking part or giving much thought to the competing factions of the religion. If she meant it as Protestant, that could be taken as rather insulting -implying that Catholics are not Christians.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post-21718304242564023762011-03-02T20:33:07.352-08:002011-03-02T20:33:07.352-08:00I don't know how it's done in South Africa...I don't know how it's done in South Africa but a lot of protestants in America refer to themselves simply as Christian. It's used in opposition to the term Catholic. So her calling herself Christian wasn't necessarily an attempt to be coy. She may simply have been referring to herself in the way her Protestant denomination refers to itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post-58840073623392404712011-03-02T16:10:20.469-08:002011-03-02T16:10:20.469-08:00I agree and Princess Stephanie (who I admit I'...I agree and Princess Stephanie (who I admit I've always had a soft spot for) is a good example I think. She's made alot of choices obviously contrary to what the Church says people should do, but she has said she is a Catholic, at least a nominal one as she was baptized into the Church, and that she respects it as the official religion of the country. Unlike others, she has not been so hypocritical as to pretend to be in full communion with the Church when she is not.<br /><br />Princely Family is still used and that is the official, correct term. Many people though, for the sake of convenience still often refer to the Grimaldis and all others as "royals". Technically, Princess Caroline is the only "royal" among them due to her marriage to the Prince of Hanover. In the same way, Charlotte Casiraghi is often referred to in magazines & articles as "royalty" or as a "princess" even though she actually has no title herself.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6159967173198170183.post-28972086195430089152011-03-02T14:58:28.301-08:002011-03-02T14:58:28.301-08:00I always thought that a good solution for monarchs...I always thought that a good solution for monarchs (not necessarily Monegasque ones alone) was to show respect for religion. They do not necessairly have to be devout (that is, after all, an individual matter), but they must show respect to the institution.<br />The Royal Family of Monaco seems to fit this bill rather well (incidentally, isn't Royal a term reserved for Kingdoms? Is Princely still employed?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com