Yes, James was Catholic and that caused many problems with the mostly Protestant English Parliament.
James II
Charles declared himself to be a Protestant, but was converted into the Catholic church on his deathbed. James II was openly a Catholic, the last Catholic British monarch.
King James II was a Roman Catholic.
Roman Catholic
He was a Roman Catholic
His Catholic religion . The Protestant nobles and members of Parliament were worried that a Catholic monarch would lead to discrimination against them. They even tried to prevent James II from becoming king, by trying to pass laws prohibiting Charles II from passing the crown to a Catholic. - ALEKZAA :)
The Roman Catholic Church was modernized by Vatican II.
I think the Monarch who got the sack was James II
Poland is mostly Roman Catholic and they are proud of John Paul II.
After successfully winning the English Revolution, Parliament gained more power and that of the monarch was diminished. After the Glorious Revolution, Parliament ended the eligibility of any Catholic monarch with the removal of James II and the monarchy was changed to a limited Protestant monarchy.
James VI of Scots was James I of England Charles I Charles II James VII / James II Queen Anne
Roman Catholic