The Monarchist 1.0
Defending the British Crown Commonwealth and the English-Speaking Peoples
[+] HONOURING OUR PATRON, SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, VICTOR OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES
[+] HONOURING OUR QUEEN, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, ON THE 80TH YEAR OF HER BIRTH (1926 - 2006)
[+] HONOURING OUR KING, SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, ON THE 1000TH YEAR OF HIS BIRTH (1005 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR HERO, LORD NELSON, ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (1805 - 2005)
[+] HONOURING OUR SONS, THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE 'WAR ON TERROR'
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46, Royal Canadian Regiment, Nov 27, 2006 (Afstan)
Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott, 34, Intelligence Corps, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)
Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006
[+] HONOURING OUR VETS ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS (1856 - 2006)
Saturday, April 02, 2005
The Pope is dead, long live the Pope
Of the three great enduring monarchies on Earth, the Roman Catholic one is far and away the most impressive; the other two being the shared British Commonwealth monarchy and the relatively new monarchical Republic of the United States, which I would argue is only nominally a republic. Monarchies being more properly defined as powerful and majestic state systems founded upon great ideological purpose, endowed with a strength of religious spirit and seemingly invinceable in their continuity.
Those are the three qualifiers: purpose, religious spirit and continuity. It's not the Sovereign per se, it's what the Sovereign represents. Knock one of the three pillars off or weaken them and you have something less than a true monarchy. The Papacy has all three in spades, America is next with its imperial President and Constitution followed by the impressive though still diminishing British Monarchy. I've ranked them in this order since it is now an open question whether or not the monarchies in the Crown Commonwealth will survive the present Queen's passing, although it seems certain to endure in the United Kingdom. [Aside: Despite the monarchical aspirations of the Liberal Party of Canada, Canada's success as a state is very much owed to being greatly influenced by all three, though Liberal dogma, Liberal statism and Liberal formidability may yet eclipse them].
Others, mainly the extant European monarchies, are only nominally so given their tendency to over-embrace "progress", and cultivate a celebrity-like culture and identity. This may not kill off the figurehead anytime soon, but it does effectively undermine the true nature and authenticity of monarchy.
In short, monarchy is about believing and sustaining that belief. That is why the Catholic Church with its continuing rituals and religious orders is the greatest ever, that is why it is the oldest monarchy in the world, and that is why it will likley outlast all others. Nothing is nearly as invinceable as that which was founded on the Rock of Saint Peter; it's in a class all of its own.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 3:36 p.m. | LINKS |
Of the three great enduring monarchies on Earth, the Roman Catholic one is far and away the most impressive; the other two being the shared British Commonwealth monarchy and the relatively new monarchical Republic of the United States, which I would argue is only nominally a republic. Monarchies being more properly defined as powerful and majestic state systems founded upon great ideological purpose, endowed with a strength of religious spirit and seemingly invinceable in their continuity.
Those are the three qualifiers: purpose, religious spirit and continuity. It's not the Sovereign per se, it's what the Sovereign represents. Knock one of the three pillars off or weaken them and you have something less than a true monarchy. The Papacy has all three in spades, America is next with its imperial President and Constitution followed by the impressive though still diminishing British Monarchy. I've ranked them in this order since it is now an open question whether or not the monarchies in the Crown Commonwealth will survive the present Queen's passing, although it seems certain to endure in the United Kingdom. [Aside: Despite the monarchical aspirations of the Liberal Party of Canada, Canada's success as a state is very much owed to being greatly influenced by all three, though Liberal dogma, Liberal statism and Liberal formidability may yet eclipse them].
Others, mainly the extant European monarchies, are only nominally so given their tendency to over-embrace "progress", and cultivate a celebrity-like culture and identity. This may not kill off the figurehead anytime soon, but it does effectively undermine the true nature and authenticity of monarchy.
In short, monarchy is about believing and sustaining that belief. That is why the Catholic Church with its continuing rituals and religious orders is the greatest ever, that is why it is the oldest monarchy in the world, and that is why it will likley outlast all others. Nothing is nearly as invinceable as that which was founded on the Rock of Saint Peter; it's in a class all of its own.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 3:36 p.m. | LINKS |
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