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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Abbie Llewelyn

Lords back lifting of ban on Catholics representing King at Church of Scotland

The ban on Roman Catholics representing the King at the Church of Scotland’s general assembly is set to be lifted in a “historic gesture of goodwill”.

The “long overdue” measure will allow the appointment of Lady Elish Angiolini KC, a practising Roman Catholic, to serve as Lord High Commissioner of Scotland this year.

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