British PM would consider ending bar to Catholic monarch

London, Mar. 26, 2008 (CWNews.com) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will allow reconsideration of the Act of Settlement, which bars Catholics from the throne, the Herald newspaper reports. The Act of Settlement, passed in 1701, stipulates that neither a Roman Catholic nor the spouse of a Catholic may wear the crown. The legislation has regularly been denounced by Catholic leaders as an instance of blatant religious discrimination. Here’s the full article.