WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Napoleon’s agreement with the Catholic Church did all of the following EXCEPT
A
recognize Catholicism as the majority religion of France.
B
return church lands to the pope and clergy.
C
make those who had purchased church land his supporters.
D
restore some stability to France.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Concordat of 1801 was signed in Paris. It sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics and solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France, with most of its civil status restored.

Detailed explanation-3: -Concordat of 1801, this is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon more political power.

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