Hilarious global replace error.
"As history buffs will know, the kings and queens of England (predating the act of union creating the UK) have long had claim to the French throne, dating back to Edward III in the 1300s. That claim received a surprising boost this week, thanks to a typo in the recently updated Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
"As the king is head of the Church of England, the book is full of prayers for and references to the sovereign. So, following the death of Elizabeth II, someone needed to go through the text and replace hers with Charles’ name. Unfortunately, some editor decided he didn’t want to do the job the hard way and used “find/replace all” in the electronic files.
"The result was that Charles III’s name was subbed into the original articles of ratification signed by Elizabeth I, along with all her titles, so the text now styles Charles as, well, King of France."
Source: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/papal-heli-skiing-a-cardinals-surprise
I hope Faithlife will NOT be including this typo in any new update to the BCP.
