civil constitution of the clergy
when was the civil constitution of the clergy approved
12 July 1790
the number of bishoprics reduced from
135 to 83
pope condemned the oath
april 1791
there would be fewer bishops and fewer
clergy
there were now two catholic churches
constitutional church denounced by rome accepted by France; and then a church of refractory priests approved by pope rejected by revolutionaries
dioceses were to coincide with
departments
most clergy opposed the principle of
election
the civil constitution of the clergy had momentous results
it destroyed revolutionary consensus
some terms of the civil constitution of the clergy were:
priests to be paid by the state, all priests and bishops to be elected, all elections to be by ballot, there wouldn't be recognition for a bishop appointed by the pope but not approved by the french state
what did it do
reformed the catholic church in france
how many took the oath
seven bishops and 55% of clergy
this oath
split the clergy
many started to complain that
the assembly was attempting to change their religion and the declaration of the rights of man had been compromised
27 november 1790
the clergy had to take an oath to the constitution
the pope had to give his
verdict
the assembly were tired of
waiting for the pope
the result of the split
was counter revolution received mass support in majorly catholic areas