All 1 Debates between Lord Lea of Crondall and Lord Walton of Detchant

Succession to the Crown Bill

Debate between Lord Lea of Crondall and Lord Walton of Detchant
Wednesday 13th March 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Walton of Detchant Portrait Lord Walton of Detchant
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My Lords, my intervention will be exceptionally brief. I speak as a lifelong member of the Methodist Church who attends an Anglican Church at present. A useful and helpful concordat has been developed to achieve increasing collaboration between the Anglican and Methodist Churches. Is it totally out of the question that someone brought up as a Methodist might not ultimately become the Governor of the Anglican Church? I do not believe that it is. This is one of my concerns about this very interesting amendment, so very well proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I would love to have an answer to that question.

Lord Lea of Crondall Portrait Lord Lea of Crondall
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My Lords, like others, I am interested to see how much clarification emerges from consideration of this amendment. I was very interested to hear of the policy shifts in the Roman Catholic Church. I was not aware how far they had gone. I very much welcome the fact that Anglicans and Roman Catholics can agree on the line described by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Guildford, so I will not support the amendment.