jul 12, 1790 - Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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- clergy responsible to the government
- forcing clergy members to take an oath to the state that was condemned by the pope
- for example; not allowed to have opinions against the revolution
- in practice a lot of them ignore it around 50% (ambiguity —> national assembly does not do anything about it)
- **features:**
- reduction of Bishops —> 135-89
- to each have a diocese correspeont to a department (basci unit established by asembly_

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