British prime minister Boris Johnson was allowed marry Carrie Symonds, also Catholic, in Westminister Cathedral on Saturday as his two previous marriages were not seen as valid by the Catholic Church. Ms Symonds is a practising Catholic and their son Wilfred, born in April 2020, was baptised in the Catholic Church. However, as a teenager and while attending Eton, Mr Johnson became and was confirmed as a member of the Church of England. On assuming office in July 2019, Mr Johnson became Britain’s first Catholic prime minister. Prevously he had attended weekly Mass with his Catholic wife Cherie and occasionally took Communion.

Source: The Irish Times May 31, 2021 07:07 UTC