Catholic UK

There are many possible ways of keeping England Catholic. Of course the butterfly effects are hard to completely predict but it is reasonable to assume that eventually Britain would unite in some form as it can be considered a "natural union" ie because of geography. I'm guessing that if England stayed Catholic the UK or whatever it would be called in that timeline would also include Ireland. Now that the main barrier of a united British Isles is removed can anyone think of likely reasons why this would not happen?
 

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This needs to be in pre-1900. And I suspect that there is a bit more to that dispute than just religion.
 
This needs to be in pre-1900. And I suspect that there is a bit more to that dispute than just religion.

Not necessarily it depends when they unite. I put it after 1900 because I meant that would a modern UK ie the version of 2012 UK in the alternate timeline include Ireland.
 
A change in England's religion would have to go Pre-1900, all of the effects on Ireland like the restriction of the voting rights of Catholics were Pre-1900 and changing them would have massive butterflies.
For example the Penal Laws predate the 1800's, without the Church of England/Ireland these laws wouldn't existing changing Irish history well before 1900.

Another example it might change the Act of Union in 1800 thus the Kingdom of Ireland could remain separate from the Kingdom of Great Britain even though they were united under the Crown.
 
There is still the option, that it comes to an Union of some sort between Rome and Westminster after Vaticanum II. Such things were at least discussed at this time. A POD could be, that Paul VI. follows a more liberal way with birth controll and zolibat (I´m personal don´t think it would be a good idea, but without it the resistance for a Union may be to big)
 
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Nah, seriously, I don't know how we can have a Catholic United Kingdom in this day and age. The POD would definately have to be pre-1900 tough,
 
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