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How was the adoption of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy a significant event during the French Revolution?

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Answer: It removed many privileges that the Catholic Church had and it established a new political order.

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The Catholic Church had some liberties and privileges with the French monarchy. When there was the French Revolution, The Civil Constitution of the Clergy Law was created by July 1790. It mainly removed from the Catholic Church land possessions, so churches were closed and converted into warehouses, stables or manufacturing facilities. Monastic vows were banned , forcing some priests to marry. It also made an emphasis that officials of the church could not commit to any authority outside France, referring to the Papacy in Rome. Religious was suppressed as public worship was forbidden by November 1793, By the year of 1794 streets and public places holding saints names were renamed. By February 1795 there was a formal separation of Church and State, then churches were reopened.

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The adoption of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a significant event during the French Revolution because priests and bishops became elected and paid officials. It also ended papal authority over the French church.
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