tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post2051593910112550449..comments2024-02-14T22:57:55.638-05:00Comments on The Cross of Laeken: Queen Astrid ChurchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-17341410412087264022012-06-27T00:04:18.675-04:002012-06-27T00:04:18.675-04:00I agree. One of the things I liked in these articl...I agree. One of the things I liked in these articles from Catholic Herald was that they spared no effort to emphasize the faith of Leopold III- they claim he even wanted to be a priest when he was a boy. They also mention that Leopold III and Queen Astrid were so admired as examples of Catholic monarchy in their day, that there was talk of making the Belgian royal family patrons of a worldwide, Catholic movement of laypeople for universal peace and justice. After the Royal Question, though, it seems that Leopold got the reputation of a worldly playboy, rather the way Marie-Antoinette is portrayed, when in fact they were both people of strong faith and spirituality.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666114716955489883.post-67194234972859355512012-06-26T22:23:04.878-04:002012-06-26T22:23:04.878-04:00I'm probably catching up to you on this count ...I'm probably catching up to you on this count but I've grown more bothered by Leopold III being skipped over amongst the faithful Belgian monarchs. Leopold I was a Protestant, Leopold II -well no one is going to say anything nice about him, Albert I is praised as a devout Christian and then it usually jumps to King Baudouin. I will take second place to none in my admiration of King Baudouin but it does seem unfair that the real, demonstrable faith of Leopold III is ignored or even denied. Albert I would have influenced his son in matters of faith and I doubt King Baudouin would have been the man he was if the faith had not been stressed to him as a child by his parents so King Leopold III really deserves more credit than he is given. In religion as well as other areas. He may not be the most criticized Belgian monarch but he is certainly the most unjustly criticized.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.com