A historic blow
Nov. 14th, 2011 08:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dr_whomSo, I read that the Commonwealth Realms are moving toward eliminating male preference in the line of succession to the throne. Good for them! But a New York Times article describes this move as "a historic blow for women’s rights". And I'm like... is it really? I mean, the number of women whose rights will be advanced by this move is really small. It's certainly the right thing to do, and it's symbolic and all, but "historic blow" seems a little strong to me.
They're also eliminating the prohibition on the monarch marrying a Catholic, and the article says "Some experts said the change could lead to constitutional problems if a future monarch married a Catholic and the couple decided to bring up their children as Catholics, something the Vatican encourages." I think I read that last phrase there as having a much more specific meaning than the author presumably intended.
They're also eliminating the prohibition on the monarch marrying a Catholic, and the article says "Some experts said the change could lead to constitutional problems if a future monarch married a Catholic and the couple decided to bring up their children as Catholics, something the Vatican encourages." I think I read that last phrase there as having a much more specific meaning than the author presumably intended.
