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