MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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It made the clergy sympathetic to the farmers’ suffering.
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It granted the clergy freedom to leave France for Italy.
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It compelled the clergy to participate in charitable acts.
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It gave citizens the right to elect priests and bishops.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Civil Constitution of the Clergy, French Constitution Civile Du Clergé, (July 12, 1790), during the French Revolution, an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis. It caused a schism within the French Church and made many devout Catholics turn against the Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Civil Constitution of the Clergy sought to realign French Catholicism with the interests of the state, making it subject to national law. It also attempted to eliminate corruption and abuses within the Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (French: Constitution civile du clergé) was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that caused the immediate subordination of most of the Catholic Church in France to the French government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The church was responsible for social policy and welfare and also carried out some functions of the state. Its clergy conducted and registered marriages, baptisms and funerals; they delivered education to children and distributed charity to the poor.