Catholic kings ruled the country.
This was a common occurrence in seventeenth-century Rome, where the deaths of various Catholic kings and queens were 'celebrated' with such temporary monuments.
At any moment the apparently Catholic Swedish king might revert to Protestantism, with disastrous con- sequences.
She married the Catholic king of Spain and executed Protestant leaders.
She thought it would anger other Catholic kings and queens and perhaps start a war with the rest of Europe.
He was the last Roman Catholic king of Scotland, England, or Ireland.
The people who created the Gunpowder Plot wanted a Catholic king for Britain.
Religion plans on performing it in the crown city of Madrid, which is the center of faith, and the royal seat of her Catholic kings.
In fact, he was apparently influencing both Catholic and Protestant kings.
It's hardly fitting for a pope to say so, but Benedict has his doubts as to whether a Catholic king could hold England anymore.