A01 passed (C 15, NC 5, P 15) and has been applied to the bill.

We now proceed to final division.

Communion Restoration Bill

A BILL TO

Make provision to restore National Christianity in the United Kingdom to its historical state and to expand the religious freedom of public servants.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Definitions

(1) “The Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church” will refer to the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church in communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Francis I, and his successors.

(2) “The Church of England” will refer to the officially established Anglican Church in England and the Anglican Communion.

2 Titles, Prerogatives, and Power of the Monarch and Parliament

(1) The Monarch, Prime Minister, Ministers, and Members of Parliaments can adhere to any faith, religion, or creed, or lack thereof.

(2) The Monarch shall be known as the Defender of the Faith.

(3) The Monarch shall have the authority not to use the title of Defender of the Faith, but the Monarch and any of his or her successors may reclaim the title at any time.

(4) The Monarch shall cease to appoint the bishops, abbots, and other clergy of the Church of England. This power shall be left to the bishops of the Church in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Church.

3 Mandate to Endeavour for the Restoration of Communion, and Parliamentary Relinquishment

(1) This Parliament, in acknowledgement of the immensely important role that Christianity has played in the history of Britain and continues to play in the lives of the British people, with this Act seeks to restore National Christianity to the state in which it used to be - in communion with the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church.

(2) The Church of England will endeavour to restore their communion with the Bishop of Rome and the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church within 5 years of the passage of this Act and to maintain it indefinitely thereafter.

(3) In seeking to restore communion with the Bishop of Rome and the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, the Church of England shall earnestly attempt to join the Anglican ordinariate and negotiate to make the traditions of the ordinariate a permanent rite for its use within the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church.

(4) Upon the Church of England re-joining in communion with the Bishop of Rome and the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, this Parliament relinquishes its authority to govern the Church of England, and it makes known its desire for the re-communed Church to be free from interference by this Parliament and by the government.

(5) The newly re-communed Church of England shall remain the established Church in England.

4 Final provisions

(1) This Act may be cited as the Communion Restoration Act 2022.

(2) This Act comes into force at midnight, one month from the day it is passed.

(3) An amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment or relevant part of the enactment to which the amendment or repeal relates.

(4) This Act extends to England and Wales only.

This Bill was written by The Most Honourable 1st Marquess of St Ives, The 1st Earl of St Erth, Sir /u/Sephronar KBE CT MVO PC as a Private Members Bill.

Opening Speech:

While I, on behalf of Parliament, do acknowledge the immensely important role the Church of England has played in the history of Britain and continues to play in the lives of the British people, we do regret the fact that Parliament caused the Church of England to schism from the rest of Christianity for political reasons, and we must now endeavour to reunite what has been divided – not by abolishing the magnificent Church of England, but by looking to end the schism that was started over five-hundred years ago.

I seek to not only begin the reunification of Christendom and to restore communion with Rome and the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, so that the faith of our forefathers, of our English ancestors might be made whole again – so that the divisions of yesterday might not affect future generations, and so that future generations may have a deeper connection to the past, but I also mean to introduce new religious freedoms for the Monarchy and the Parliaments of this day and days to come.

This division shall end on the 10th October at 10pm BST.