It has been rumored for some time that Tony Blair would likely convert to Catholicism after his time as prime Minister came to an end. I’d figured it had something to do with the established nature of the Anglican Church in Great Britain – but certainly not this.

He is widely considered to have remained an Anglican because of the potential complexities of conversion while in office.

Some lawyers believe the 1829 Emancipation Act, which gave Roman Catholics full civil rights, may still prevent a Catholic from becoming Prime Minister.

Clauses in the Act state that no Catholic adviser to the monarch can hold civil or military office.

It does raise an interesting issue – and one would hope that it would also raise calls for that limit on religious liberty to be changed.

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