@DefendTruth I hate to disagree with you, but living in England as I do, I can't see this blossoming of Catholicism, as you put it. I am aware that a certain English journalist and broadcaster - also known in the USA - is always misleading people by claiming that England is in a 'new springtime' but I'm afraid this is delusional, as has been demonstrated many times.
In fact, most of England is a spiritual desert, with little pockets of orthodoxy and Tradition here and there. There was no 'mass exodus' from Anglicanism a decade ago. A tiny minority left and joined the Ordinariate - set up under Benedict XVI for Anglicans wanting to be in full communion with Rome, but these people are numerically insignificant, and appear to have a bunker mentality and have made no real impact on the Church at large.
There may be quite a few people who call themselves Catholic, but when it comes to the practise of the Faith, this survey revealed that: "Around three-in-ten Catholics reported attending Mass on (at least) a weekly basis (31%). Within this group, 25% attended every week, with 3% apiece attending 3-4 times a week or on a daily basis."
Catholics in Britain and weekly Mass attendance – Catholics in Britain As well as not attending Mass every week, many who call themselves Catholic - including clergy - do not accept various aspects of Catholic teaching on faith and morals, as has been demonstrated over and over again. It has long been known and accepted that over 90% of Catholic school leavers lapse.
The only Royals that come to mind who are Catholic, are the Duchess of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor. Conversely, the Royal Family is known to harbour high-ranking Freemasons within its ranks, such as the Duke of Kent. Also, some Catholics marrying into the Royal Family still apostatize - the most recent example I can think of is Autumn Philips, who renounced her faith shortly before her wedding to Peter Phillips (Princess Anne's son), so her husband-to-be did not have to give up his claim to the throne. And they ended up divorcing.
No, England is in a sorry state, I'm afraid. But we must have hope for the future. Pope Leo XIII once prophecied, around 1893, that "When England returns to Walsingham (the National Shrine of Our Lady), Our Lady will return to England"
Please pray for England.
