Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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2. Nobility
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The privileged estates
must be brought into
the new French

NATION.

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Abolished the

“feudal system”
[NOBLE PRIVILEGES]

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6. The National Assembly confiscated
Church property in 1789 and abolished

religious orders in 1790.

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7. mandatory
tithes...

8. | The Church was at the
mercy of the State.

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The National Assembly
transformed the French
Catholic Church into a

civil religion.
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10. OF BISHOPS AND PRIESTS

11. OF ALLEGIANCE

French priests were
required to swear

oaths of allegiance
to the French

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13. ATTENDANCE POLICY

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Bishops and priests had to get permission
from government officials in order to travel
outside of their diocese.

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16. REFORM

What abuses did the Civil Constitution
of the Clergy seek to curb?

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17. LIBERAL?

Did the Civil Constitution of the Cler;
contribute to the creation of a mo. ;
less regulated state?

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Priests

19. Swearing priests
were totally cool with

this $#8% stuff.

Swearing
Priests

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1. stubborn or unmanageable.
“his refractory pony”

21. % of Swearing Priests:

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According to this map,
where was support for
the French Revolution
strongest?

Where was it weakest?

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25. RADICALIZA TION

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
was a transitional step between the
liberal revolution of 1789 and the

radical revolution of 1793.

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STEP

During the Reign of
Terror, the state would
move from regulating
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Catholicism to
attacking it
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And we too shall be mothers because...

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, 1794.