LadyL
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''10 September 2022![]()
King Charles vows to protect the security of the Church of Scotland
King Charles III has vowed to uphold the Presbyterian system of Church governance in Scotland. Signing an historic oath was His Royal Highness’s first...www.churchofscotland.org.uk
King Charles III has vowed to uphold the Presbyterian system of Church governance in Scotland.
Signing an historic oath was His Royal Highness's first act after being officially proclaimed King this morning following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.''
''The oath read by King Charles at an Accession Council meeting at St James's Palace in London states:
"I, Charles III by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of My other Realms and Territories King, Defender of the Faith, do faithfully promise and swear that I shall inviolably maintain and preserve the Settlement of the true Protestant Religion as established by the Laws made in Scotland in prosecution of the Claim of Right and particularly by an Act intituled ‘An Act for securing the Protestant Religion and Presbyterian Church Government' and by the Acts passed in the Parliament of both Kingdoms for Union of the two Kingdoms, together with the Government, Worship, Discipline, Rights and Privileges of the Church of Scotland. So help me God."
"The Church of Scotland is a Presbyterian church and recognises only Jesus Christ as 'King and Head of the Church'.
King Charles, therefore, does not hold the title 'Supreme Governor' of the Church of Scotland and when attending Church services in Scotland His Majesty does so as an ordinary member''
this confuses me ... so does this mean he is or is not the King of Scotland?