MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Catholic church was again recognized as the state religion, which all citizens had to embrace or face prosecution under the law
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The Catholic Church reclaimed full authority over the appointment of church officials, while the French state gained the right to oversee church finances
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The Catholic Church gained the right to practice religion freely, while the French state gained greater control over the nomination of church officers and church activities
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The Catholic Church promised to promote French nationalism, while the French state agreed to abandon efforts to control church doctrine.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Concordat resolve the crisis over Catholicism in France in the Napoleonic era? The Catholic Church promised to promote French nationalism, while the French state agreed to abandon efforts to control church doctrine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Concordat was formally promulgated on Easter day, 1802. In the agreement the first consul (Napoleon) was given the right to nominate bishops; the bishoprics and parishes were redistributed; and the establishment of seminaries was allowed.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius XVII signed an agreement called the Concordat, which was an agreement between the French state and the Catholic Church that reconciled the Church with the anti-religious policies established during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Concordat was designed to regulate relations between Napoleon’s France and the Catholic Church. It was drawn up by a commission with three representatives from each party and signed in 1801 in Paris.