When his son Charles became old enough to marry , James mused about marrying Charles to a Catholic princess .
In this regard , he subscribed to the theory that the Church of England represented a via media or middle way between Protestantism and Catholicism .
When his son Charles became old enough to marry , James mused about marrying Charles to a Catholicism princess .
In this regard , he subscribed to the theory that the Church of England represented a via media or middle way between Protestantism and Catholicism .