WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To restore good relations between France and the Roman Catholic Church, Napoleon and the pope signed a concordat, or agreement.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Concordat of 1801, agreement reached on July 15, 1801, between Napoleon Bonaparte and papal and clerical representatives in both Rome and Paris, defining the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France and ending the breach caused by the church reforms and confiscations enacted during the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Napoleon restored the Catholic church in France with an agreement called the Concordat. The Concordat was signed by Napoleon and Pope Pius VI in 1801, going into effect in 1802. It reinstated the church’s important role in France, which had been lost during the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Concordat of 1801 sought national reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics and solidified the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France. But while it restored France’s ties to the papacy, it was largely in favor of the state.

Detailed explanation-4: -A concordat is an agreement between parties, especially between nations or between a church and a nation. A concordat is official, written, and signed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Concordat of 1801 is an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France and restored some of its civil status.

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