In 1936 King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom abdicated because he chose to marry a divorced woman. As king he was head of the Church of England, and it was considered unseemly for someone married to a divorced individual to rule over the church. As a result, Edward’s brother became king, and when he died, the throne passed on to Elizabeth. Now her son Charles has become king. Both he and his wife Camilla are divorced, and (what’s more), they had a long-running affair while both were married to other people. The Church of England has not brought up ...