MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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an accommodation was reached between the revolution and the papacy.
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The Catholic Church was brought under control of the French state.
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Rebellious members of the clergy were given amnesty for antirevolutionary actions.
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all religious activities and members of the clergy were outlawed
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Civil Constitution reduced the number of bishops and archbishops, made the clergy paid employees of the government and required all members of the clergy to swear an oath of loyalty to the nation.
Detailed explanation-3: -BACKGROUND: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed by the National Constituent Assembly on July 12, 1790. It was an effort to reform the French Church and make it accountable to the French nation, as opposed to existing as a privileged “Estate” as it had before the Revolution began.
Detailed explanation-4: -Important accomplishments of the National Assembly of France were: (i) Adoption of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens. (ii) The declaration upheld the equality of all before law; eligibility of all for public offices; freedom of speech and expression.