King should abdicate if he prays with the Pope, says Kyle Paisley

King Charles III should abdicate if he proceeds with plans to pray alongside Pope Leo XIV in Rome, according to the son of Democratic Unionist Party founder Ian Paisley.

Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster’s TalkBack programme, Mr Kyle Paisley said the King would not be “true to his oath” to uphold the Protestant faith if he joined the Pope in prayer at the Vatican.

“The King should uphold the Protestant faith,” he said. “By praying with the Pope he is breaking his oath and not upholding his promise to defend a reformed faith when he mixes in that kind of way.” Asked if the monarch should abdicate should he go ahead, he replied, “Yes, because I don’t think he is being true to his oath.”