CM Religious Reforms 1789-91

Question 1

Some ways in which policy created a free and equal France?

Answer 1

• All Church property nationalised
• Pluralism (holding more than one ecclesiastical office and recieving an income more than 3000 livres) abolsihed
• Annates ended (year’s revenue paid to Pope on appointment of certain new clergy)

Question 2

What and when was the Civil Constitution of the CLergy?

Answer 2

• 12th July 1790
• Bishops to be elected, Church subservient to state
• Louis forced to accept in December undermining his divine right

Question 3

When and what was the oath to CCC?

Answer 3

• November 1790

- If clerics didn’t swear (refractory priests), deprived of their offices and salaries

Question 4

How many bishops and parish clergy swore to it?

Answer 4

7/160 Bishops and 55% of parish clergy

Question 5

What and when was the Papal bull ‘charitas’?

Answer 5

• April 1971

- Pope declaring against CCC and suspending those that took oath

Question 6

How did this not create a free and equal France?

Answer 6

• 1/2 population in fear of eternal damnation
• Wasn’t successfully implemented
• Largely symbolic