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Bar room argument (one too many shandies I think). . .

We all agreed the constitution barred a member of the royal family marrying a catholic and that a catholic can never ascend to the throne however is there anything in the constitution that prohibits a catholic becoming prime minister?

Anybody know the definite answer and have a web link would be most appreciated? There`s a few pints resting on this one

P.S. an excellent reason for not drinking during the week!!!

yes.. a Catholic can be Prime Minister.

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The Prime Minister (Tony Blair, in case you`d forgotten :D ) IS a catholic.

ah no..I`m pretty sure that he isn`t a Catholic at the moment, but that his wife most defintitely IS. He is likely to become one on standing down as PM, otherwise the sex would dry up...probably.

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Nah - I thought he wasn`t but was going to convert as soon as he`s finished a third term.

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He`s not a catholic yet. His wife obviously is. there was talk late last year he was thinking of converting but as far as I`m aware thats never happened.

For those who say you can be is there a site to back it up? I thought there was nothing to stop you but the sites are full of the monarchy stuff skant little on the prime minster side.

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Article here from the tail end of last year on speculation that TB was going to become a catholic , states that there is nothing to stop a catholic Prime Minister (although there has not been one yet) , but it could be a little bit of a `constitutional pain in the arse` :o :p

Blair is definitely not a Catholic.
A Catholic can definitely be PM.

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otherwise the sex would dry up...probably.

I know Cherie is knocking on a bit, but isn`t that what KY jelly is for? ;) :p

The more important question is:-

Can a `less wealthy person` be a prime minister ?

Cause they are all well away from the reality of making a living on an average wage :p