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Social media users and clerics criticized the royal family over the lack of an initial message to Christians on their religious holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n

British King Charles III has issued an Easter message to Christians, after Buckingham Palace came under fire earlier this week for stating that he would not make one. He recently delivered greetings to Muslims on Ramadan.<\/p>\n

The British monarch is traditionally the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, GB News quoted a Buckingham Palace representative as saying that King Charles would not issue an Easter message.<\/p>\n

The announcement drew criticism from social media users, many of whom described the king\u2019s Easter silence as \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hurting as a nation, we needed a message of Easter hope,\u201d<\/em> one user wrote.<\/p>\n

Some critics\u00a0took issue with the fact that, in February, the Royal family posted a message on its social media accounts marking the beginning of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWishing all Muslims in the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world a blessed and peaceful Ramadan,\u201d<\/em> the greeting read.<\/p>\n

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In March, as Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the month-long fast, Buckingham Palace also published a post reading, \u201cEid Mubarak to Muslims celebrating in the UK and around the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Several British Christian clerics criticized the Royal family\u2019s initial refusal to do the same for the country\u2019s largest religious community.<\/p>\n

Gavin Ashenden, a former chaplain to the late Queen Elizabeth II, issued a statement in which he suggested that the King\u2019s silence gave his subjects the impression that the monarch \u201cis more sympathetic to Islam.\u201d<\/em> He added that this was particularly disheartening at a time when \u201cChristianity throughout the West \u2013 but particularly in this country, and Anglicanism above all \u2013 is beginning to sink into decay.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Bishop Ceirion H. Dewar similarly wrote on X that the Royal family\u2019s silence on Easter was a \u201cgrave disappointment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On Sunday, the Royal family ultimately released a short message to wish\u00a0\u201c<\/em>a joyous Easter Sunday to Christians celebrating in the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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