Marrying Cousins

[GrahamSimons]

Such marriages are contrary to canon law.

True of the Catholic Church but a Dispensation can be granted. Other denominations tend to be more permissive.

[Siely]

Yes Canon Law is a very interesting point indeed !

The Church of England (CofE) has fully recognised the sainthood of Cardinal John Henry Newman and the Oxford Movement he founded.

Does this mean that the CofE is more Catholic than it was before St. John Henry Newman ?

What does this mean for the British monarchy which still declares itself to be Protestant and did so in the recent coronation of King Charles III ?

[coombs]

I have found a few instances of cousinship marriages in the Saffron Walden areas of Essex, as some of mine married their first cousins.

[arthurk]

The Church of England (CofE) has fully recognised the sainthood of Cardinal John Henry Newman and the Oxford Movement he founded.

I know it's off-topic here, but I believe this statement is incorrect. The C of E "commemorates" John Henry Newman, but doesn't recognise him as a saint. (Individual members or congregations might choose to do so, but unofficially.) See, for example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints_(Church_of_England)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemoration_(Anglicanism)

[Siely]

Okay. "Commemorates" but still seems like an increase in Catholicism

[MollyC]

The C of E has included many shades of colour for a long time.  Initially it was at pains to distance itself from the RC church but at least since the 19th cent there have been "Low Church" parishes which tend towards simpler ceremony and "High Church" parishes which tend towards RC-style pomp.  However they will bury their differences to defend their position as C of E, definitely not RC nor Nonconformist.  Some people will attend a church other than their own parish depending on personal preference.